There was a steady stream of Democratic voters from before polls opened through the morning on the March 3 Primary Election Day at the Elzie Odom Athletic Center in Arlington.
Rachel Royster
Amid the discussion over how many polling sites there should be in Tarrant County for the Nov. 3 midterm, two Republicans say they don’t want to pay for locations drawing fewer people than hours they’re open. Here’s how many there are.
At the contentious Aug. 4 Commissioners Court meeting, the elections administrator presented a reduced list of polling locations, from 316 in 2022 to 176 in 2026. The court unanimously agreed the cut was too drastic and tabled the decision, likely to Sept. 1. Since then, all three Republican court members have publicized their desires for the new list.
Commissioner Manny Ramirez said in a statement that he wants to see the list stay the same from 2022 to 2026, unless the voting site cannot or does not want to host voting again.
Commissioner Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O’Hare said they didn’t have a perfect number in mind, just that the county shouldn’t be paying for locations across the street from one another or any sites with fewer than 20 people showing up. It costs the county thousands of dollars to run one Election Day location.
But even the lowest performing voting sites saw more than that threshold.
In the last midterm election, Kingdom Manifers Church in southeast Fort Worth had the fewest voters with 37 people casting their ballot on Nov. 8, 2022.
There were 21 Election Day centers where fewer than 150 people voted. Many of those are in southeast Fort Worth, which largely voted blue in the 2022 gubernatorial race and the 2024 presidential election.
Here are the lowest performing polling locations:
37 at Kingdom Manifesters Church, 2401 McCurdy St., Fort Worth58 at Community Christian Church Education Building, 1720 Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth66 at Legacy Fellowship Church, 5320 Norma St., Fort Worth83 at Versia L. Williams Elementary, 901 Baurline St., Fort Worth83 at Rising Star Baptist Church, 4216 Avenue M, Fort Worth93 at Pelican Bay City Hall, 1300 Pelican Circle, Pelican Bay97 at M. G. Ellis Early Childhood School, 215 Northeast 14th St., Fort Worth101 at Casa de Oracion Family Center, 2323 James St., Arlington102 at West Birdville Elementary School, 3001 Layton Ave., Haltom City105 at Fort Worth Event Center, 2100 Evans Ave., Fort Worth108 at Moose Lodge 1889 Haltom City, 5001 Bernice St., Haltom City109 at Faith, Hope and Love Ministries, 6154 Meandering Road, Fort Worth119 at Glen Park Elementary School, 3601 Pecos St., Fort Worth126 at New Hope Fellowship, 6410 South Freeway, Fort Worth127 at Beth Eden Missionary Baptist Church, 3208 Wilbarger St., Fort Worth132 at Agape Metropolitan Comm Church, 4615 East California Parkway, Forest Hill134 at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, 5700 Ramey Ave., Fort Worth138 at Victory Forest Community Center, 3427 Hemphill St., Fort Worth141 at A. M. Pate Elementary School, 3800 Anglin Drive, Fort Worth145 at Hubbard Heights Elementary School, 1333 West Spurgeon St., Fort Worth149 at Harlean Beal Elementary School, 5615 Forest Hill Drive, Fort Worth
This story was originally published August 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM.
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Rachel Royster is a news and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, specifically focused on Tarrant County. She joined the newsroom after interning at the Austin American-Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald and Capital Community News in DC. A Houston native and Baylor grad, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading and being outside. She welcomes any and all news tips to her email.