Arapahoe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Arapahoe County, Colorado?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Arapahoe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Arapahoe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 257,320 of Arapahoe County’s 462,316 eligible citizens voted: 55.7% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 9.7 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 204,996 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Arapahoe County ranks #16 of 64 counties in Colorado for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otero County | #13 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Denver County | #14 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Saguache County | #15 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Arapahoe County | #16 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Lake County | #17 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Moffat County | #18 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Eagle County | #19 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
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