‘Dancing With the Stars’ Voting 2026: How to Vote for ‘DWTS’ Season 35

Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars debuts on Tuesday, September 15, with a second night coming on Wednesday, September 16. DWTS fans can expect a fierce season of competition, and they will need to be prepared to cast their votes beginning with the first episode. What do viewers need to know about Dancing with the Stars voting for season 35?

ABC has confirmed that the male celebrities will all dance on Tuesday night, and one contestant will be eliminated at the end of the show. The female contestants perform on Wednesday, and one will be eliminated at the end of that episode.

According to ABC, fans can begin voting for their favorite Dancing with the Stars couples at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 Central, right as the episode begins. The voting window closes shortly after the last performance.

Dancing with the Stars season 35 fans can vote by text and online. To vote online, fans need to register and vote at DWTS Vote.

Fans voting online must be at least 18 years old and be in either the United States or Canada. Unfortunately, West Coast viewers cannot vote as the show airs in their time zone. However, they can vote as the show airs in the Eastern and Central time zones.

ABC notes that fans can vote up to 10 times per couple, per voting method. That means that fans who vote both online and via text can vote up to 20 times per couple.

There is no limit on how many different couples Dancing with the Stars fans vote for during each episode. That means that viewers don’t need to split their votes among different pairs. Rather, they can cast 10 votes for as many couples as they want, via each method. Text voting is open only to fans in the U.S.

Casting Your ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Votes Via Text

To vote by text, Dancing with the Stars fans need to text their pick’s keyword to the number 21523.

For the male contestants performing on Tuesday:

• Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman: CONNER L
• Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold: CONNOR W
• Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach: EZRA
• Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson: GUILLERMO
• Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson: HARRY
• Jackson Olson and Emma Slater: JACKSON
• Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart: TAYLOR
• Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess: TYLER

For the female contestants performing on Wednesday:

• Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov: AMBER
• Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong: CIARA
• Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten: GIADA
• Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy: JENNA
• Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa: JULIA
• Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas: MAURA
• Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills: SARAH JANE
• Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik: TATYANA

What happens if a fan misspells a contestant’s name? This season, perhaps more than any previous season, this could become an issue. For example, Leavitt spells his first name with an “e,” plus there are both a “Conner” and a “Connor” this season. In this case, fans voting for either of them need to ensure they both spell the first name correctly AND include their last initial.

In addition, fans voting for Nader need to include the full “Sarah Jane,” and those voting for De Laurentiis and Ali need to ensure they get the correct spellings of “Giada” and “Tatyana.”

Fans discussed similar concerns on Reddit several years ago and noted that typically, Dancing with the Stars fans will receive a message back when they vote by text. If the vote was successful, the automated text will note that.

If the vote was not successful, for example, due to an incorrect name spelling, the automated message will indicate that the vote was not counted. Fans can then correct their mistake and cast their vote.

Which stars will be the first to go home in season 35, and which pair will win the Dancing with the Stars Mirrorball trophy? It’s shaping up to be a fun, wild ride, and fans cannot wait to get started.