Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Voting: How to Cast Your Vote and Support Your Favorite Celebs

Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Voting

Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars has thrown open its ballroom doors once again, and with it, the democratic tradition of letting viewers help decide who gets to stay and who has to shuffle off the dance floor—sometimes mid–Cha Cha, sometimes mid–tears.

Voting is back, and honestly, being able to cast a vote for your favorite dizzy-footed celebrity can be a little thrill (especially when the scores are tight and, let's be real, the judges get distracted by on-stage peacocking). I’ve voted from my couch, phone in hand, nervously hoping my favorites don’t get cut on a technicality. That nail-biting moment before the hosts read the results always has me compulsively texting "GO JORDAN" or "SAVE ANDY!" like my life depends on it.

The process? Pretty simple for us at home. Voting happens live during each broadcast and closes right after the last competitive dance ends—so if you blink and miss it, tough luck till next week. Each eligible viewer (18+ and living in the US or certain US territories) can send up to 10 votes per couple per voting method, which means double the voting power if you use both online and text options. Why not, right? Twice the effort if your favorite is fighting for a comeback.

How to Vote on Dancing with the Stars?

In short, you can vote online at dwtsvote.abc.com, or send a text during the live broadcast—nothing fancy, no app downloads, no arcane registration rituals (well, unless you want to create an account, which mainly saves you from entering your details repeatedly). If you catch the show on reruns or wait for Hulu, sorry friend, voting’s closed by then. I learned that one the hard way last season—a silly mistake, and my roommate wouldn’t let me live it down.

Here's the quirks and perks:

• Online: Visit dwtsvote.abc.com. Log in or create an account (they email you a code, which feels both modern and mildly irritating).
• Pick your favorite couples during the voting window. You can adjust your choices before hitting “Save Votes,” a feature that’s weirdly satisfying if your favorites suddenly wow you mid-show.
• SMS/Text: Text the celebrity’s first name (uppercase/lowercase doesn’t matter, but spelling does!) to 21523, up to 10 times per couple.

A couple years ago, my mom texted “RobertErwin” instead of "ROBERT" and spent twenty minutes wondering why her votes weren't working. My sister? She split her votes between everyone just so “no one feels left out”—it’s democracy or chaos, depending on your perspective.

How to Vote and Modify Your Votes on Dancing with the Stars

When it comes to voting on Dancing with the Stars, you get a chance to cast up to 10 votes per couple using each voting method. That means you can vote online and via SMS, giving you a total of 20 votes for your favorite couple. You can also spread your votes across multiple couples if you want to support more than one. For all the details, check out dwtsvote.abc.com

I Voted for the Wrong Couple! Can I Change My Vote?

If you realize you voted for the wrong couple, don’t worry—there’s hope, depending on how you voted. If you voted online, you can change your vote as many times as you'd like during the voting window, but be sure to click "Save Votes" each time you make a change. However, if you voted by text message, there's no going back. Once the vote is submitted, it’s final—so double-check before hitting send!

When The Voting Opens and Closes?

Voting opens the moment the show’s live episode starts (usually 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT across both ABC and Disney+ simulcasts), and slams shut right after the last competitive dance. Eastern and Central time viewers get the real-time rush; West Coast viewers, alas, can't vote unless streaming live. (Time zones: forever chaos for event TV.) So if you're making dinner during the broadcast—watch the clock! I once missed voting during an elimination round because I got sucked into a TikTok rabbit hole. #Regrets.

• Voting opens: 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT (live broadcast only).
• Voting closes: After the final competitive dance—usually before the credits roll. Miss it, and your vote’s lost to dance history.

What Happens With Your Votes?

Each week, viewer votes get combined with judges’ scores to decide which dance duos head to the next round and which get a one-way ticket home. For the first two weeks, votes from consecutive shows are added up before the initial elimination (so every single vote, text, click, and panicked refresh matters). The couple with the lowest combined score—judges plus viewers—gets booted from the competition. That cutthroat feeling is part of the show’s wild fun; one minute your favorite’s leading, then suddenly they’re heading home because the fans slacked off.