Who Voted in Texas in 2018 by Previous Participation in Elections

Michael Li posted this chart on Facebook. It shows the prior voting behavior of voters in the 2018 midterm election in Texas.

What strikes me is that 14 percent had no previous voting history, which leads one to believe that there were a lot of young people voting. That may not be the case. It could be people who have moved to Texas from other states, e.g. California. A majority (56 percent) had voted in a previous midterm in Texas--either in both midterms (33 percent) or one midterm (23 percent). Thirty percent had voted in a presidential election since 2012 (12 percent in both 2012 and 2016, and 18 percent in either 2012 or 2016).