Tarrant County voters cast 337,084 ballots during the first week of early voting, representing more than 27% of registered voters and a sharp increase over the 2022 midterms, Community Impact Newspaper first reported.

The total covers ballots cast in person and by mail between Monday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 25, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State.

During the same stretch in 2022, 215,598 voters cast ballots, or 17.1% of registered voters.

Of the 337,084 ballots, 321,672 were cast in person and 15,412 by mail, state data shows.

The surge follows a strong opening day.

On Oct. 19, 50,409 ballots were cast in Tarrant County, up from 29,197 on the first day of the 2022 midterms, according to the Tarrant County Elections Administration, as NBC DFW reported.

Where NE Tarrant residents can vote

Early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30. For the remaining early voting days, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the county's election order. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Northeast Tarrant residents can vote at any of the county's 47 early voting sites.

Local options include Southlake Town Hall at 1400 Main St., Grapevine Public Library at 1201 Municipal Way, Colleyville Recreation Center Annex A at 5008 Roberts Road and the Town of Westlake Fire-EMS Department at 2000 W. Dove Road.

Fewer polling sites, higher turnout

The turnout increase comes despite Tarrant County operating with 92 fewer polling locations on Election Day and three fewer during early voting.

Students at the University of Texas at Arlington protested the reduction on Oct. 21, and Fort Worth residents sued the county's elections administrator and Republican commissioners over the cuts, the Fort Worth Report reported.

A judge upheld the approved polling site list.

Registration figures disputed

The turnout percentages are based on the Secretary of State's count of more than 1.22 million registered voters in Tarrant County, which is about 30,000 fewer than in 2022. However, Tarrant County officials have disputed the state's registration figures.

The county said in a statement to the Texas Tribune that a syncing error between the county's system and the Secretary of State's new voter registration system produced inaccurate data.

The county's own dashboard shows 144,124 more registered voters than the state reports, an 8.8% increase over 2022.

Secretary of State spokesperson Alicia Pierce told the Texas Tribune the office is "looking into this matter."

County officials said the discrepancy does not affect eligible voters' ability to cast a ballot.

The November ballot features more than 70 partisan midterm races along with nonpartisan elections for local school boards, city councils and bond programs, the Fort Worth Report reported.

Voters with questions can call the Tarrant County Elections Administration at 817-831-8683.