Which states have the highest concentration of Turning Point USA high school chapters in 2025?
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Executive summary
As of December 2025, reporting and organization statements indicate Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma are the most prominent states pushing to install Turning Point USA (TPUSA) high-school “Club America” chapters statewide: Texas officials say the state already has “more than 500” high‑school chapters and have launched a plan to put a chapter in every high school [1] [2]; Tennessee leaders announced a partnership to establish chapters in every public high school [3] [4]; and Oklahoma officials publicly promoted making Club America chapters available to any high‑school student statewide [5]. TPUSA itself claims nationwide totals ranging from “800+” to “over 1,000” high‑school chapters and says its student programs are present on “over 3,500 college and high school campuses,” but state-by‑state breakdowns beyond the high‑visibility partnerships above are not provided in the sources [6] [7] [8].
1. Texas: a statewide push with large existing footprint
Texas officials led by Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a public partnership to create TPUSA “Club America” chapters in every Texas high school, and multiple outlets report the state already claimed “more than 500” high‑school chapters as of early December 2025 [1] [2] [9]. Local and national coverage frames Texas as taking an active role—threatening that districts blocking chapters could be reported to the Texas Education Agency—and positions the state among those most aggressively expanding TPUSA’s high‑school presence [9] [2].
2. Tennessee: officials pledge chapters in every public high school
Tennessee Republican leaders announced a partnership with TPUSA to bring chapters to every public high school and college in the state, with state officials describing a “shared goal” of establishing Turning Point chapters statewide and warning against resistance from school administrators [3] [4]. Reporting notes this was announced in mid‑December 2025 and frames Tennessee alongside Texas and Florida as states moving to institutionalize the high‑school program [3] [4].
3. Oklahoma: state education office promoting universal access
The Oklahoma State Department of Education published messaging indicating Turning Point USA has made it possible for any student to start TPUSA Club America chapters and laid out steps the organization will assist with — from securing school recognition to providing activism kits and field representatives [5]. That state‑level endorsement marks Oklahoma as another jurisdiction with an explicit, public effort to expand high‑school chapters [5].
4. National claims vs. verifiable state counts
TPUSA’s own materials and the organization’s website provide varying national totals—promotional pages cite figures such as “800+ high school chapters,” “over 1,000 student‑led chapters,” and a presence on “over 3,500 college and high school campuses” [6] [7] [8]. Those figures are organizational self‑reports and are not broken down by state in the available sources; independent, detailed state‑by‑state counts are not present in the reporting provided [6] [7] [8].
5. What “highest concentration” means and the limits of current reporting
“Highest concentration” can mean absolute numbers (total chapters), chapters per capita (chapters relative to population or number of high schools), or coverage (a chapter in every school). The sources offer evidence of absolute counts for Texas (“more than 500” chapters) and statewide commitments in Texas and Tennessee to place a chapter in every high school, and Oklahoma’s statewide facilitation efforts [1] [2] [9] [3] [5]. The sources do not supply per‑capita rankings or a full national breakdown to definitively rank all states by concentration [6] [7].
6. Political context and competing perspectives in the sources
Reporting emphasizes the political nature of the expansion: state Republican leaders publicly promote TPUSA’s mission and warn schools against blocking chapters, while outlets note tensions on campuses where TPUSA activities have provoked controversy and pushback [9] [2] [10]. TPUSA and allied officials frame the expansion as student demand and civic engagement [6] [8], whereas some journalists and campus sources highlight concerns about political influence, harassment allegations, and institutional pressure [2] [10].
7. Bottom line and what’s left unreported
Based on the available sources, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma are the states most clearly documented as having the largest, most organized high‑school expansions of TPUSA’s Club America in December 2025, with Texas reporting a large existing count (“more than 500”) and both Texas and Tennessee publicly committing to chapters in every high school [1] [2] [9] [3] [4] [5]. Detailed state‑by‑state concentrations, per‑capita comparisons, and independently verified chapter lists are not found in the current reporting and therefore cannot be asserted here [6] [7] [8].