We got these numbers from former Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire, who in turn got them from the Travis County Tax Office:

96,801 early voted as Democrat in Travis County.
47,531 were first time voters.
49,270 had a voting history.
37,924 had only voted Democrat in the past.
4,768 had only voted Republican in past.
6,578 had voted Democrat and Republican in past.

First time voters by age
over 60 5,819
50 – 60 7,174
40 – 50 7,974
30 – 40 11,777
20 – 30 12,662
18 – 20 2,084

[CLARIFICATION: The “first time voters” means it was the first time to vote in a PRIMARY. Of the 47,531 first time primary voters, 34,622 had voted in a previous general or city election.]

This article appears in February 29 • 2008.

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