About 1.3 million Texans who are US citizens and of voting age (7%) would have difficulty showing documentation proving their citizenship (documentary proof of citizenship, or DPOC). Documents proving US citizenship include US birth certificates, US passports or passport cards, US naturalization certificates, and US certificates of citizenship. One percent of adult Texans who are US citizens and of voting age do not have any DPOC at all, and 6% cannot easily access their DPOC.5 For White Texans, 1% do not have any DPOC, and 4% cannot easily access their DPOC. Nearly all Black and Hispanic Texans have DPOC, but 5% of Black Texans and 8% of Hispanic Texans cannot easily access it. Showing DPOC is harder for Republicans than Democrats. One percent of Republicans do not have DPOC, and 7% cannot easily access their DPOC. Nearly all Texas Democrats have DPOC but 4% of Democrats cannot easily access their DPOC. Younger Texans are three times more likely to have trouble accessing their DPOC than older Texans. One percent of 18-29 year olds have no DPOC at all, but 12% would have trouble accessing their DPOC. While 1% of Texans 30 years old and older do not have DPOC, 4% would have trouble accessing their DPOC. Higher-income Texans are more likely to not have DPOC than lower-income Texans. For Texans making more than $100,000 annually, 2% do not have DPOC, and an additional 2% cannot easily access their DPOC. For Texans making under $30,000 annually, nearly all have DPOC but 5% cannot easily access their DPOC.
