Despite the tumult and the expectations of a record turnout, only 42.62 percent of the registered voters actually went to the polls in Texas—again, one of the lowest in the nation. Young people, in the 18–24 range, vote at less than half the rate of those who are between 65 and 75. Only about 40 percent of those with a family income under $25,000 per year tend to vote, compared with about 75 percent of those whose income is above $75,000. Those with less than a high school education turn out to vote at a rate of 32 percent, a scale that rises to 82 percent for those with advanced degrees.
