With “Dancing With the Stars” season 34 making its way back into the ballroom tonight on ABC, fans are eager to know exactly when and how they can cast their votes to keep their favorite couples in the competition.
From online voting to text message options, here’s everything you need to know about when voting opens for “DWTS” 2025, how to participate, and the rules to make sure your votes count during tonight’s live show.
When Can I Vote for ‘Dancing With the Stars’?
The season 34 premiere kicks off tonight at 8/7c on ABC. Voting for your favorite couples right when that premiere kicks off, in hopes they make it all the way to the finals and are crowned winners of season 34.
According to ABC, voting will open at 8/7c when the show kicks off. Voting will close shortly after the final competitive dance takes place each episode.
You may vote only during the initial simulcast on ABC and Disney+ in the Eastern and Central time zones. Voting is not available during later broadcasts and/or streaming.
How Do I Vote on ‘DWTS’ 2025?
If you are watching during the initial simulcast and want to vote, you can vote by either visiting the ABC website or by voting by SMS text message.
During the voting window, viewers can vote for multiple couples. You can change your votes online as long as it’s during the voting window by selecting Save Votes each time you change the number of votes you are giving each couple.
Once you submit your SMS text votes, there is no changing your selections. There is a limit of 10 votes per couple, per voting method. That means you are allowed to do 20 votes per couple.
For the SMS voting, you will need to text an SMS keyword to 21523. Once you do that, you will get a one-time message following the first vote for a couple, and another one-time message if you’ve exceeded the 10-vote limit for that couple.
The SMS keyword will be given after each couple hits the dance floor on “Dancing With the Stars” season 34.
Who Can Vote on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 34?
If you want to vote for your favorite couples on “Dancing With the Stars” season 34, then you must first be 18 years or older. You must also be physically located inside the United States or Canada to vote online.
For those wanting to vote via SMS, this is only available to viewers physically located in the United States and its territories.
As stated above, there is a limit of 10 votes per couple, per voting method. That means you can vote up to 20 times per couple.
The “Dancing With the Stars” season 34 premiere kicks off soon. Who will you be voting for tonight?
