Bent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bent County, Colorado?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Bent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Bent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,812 of Bent County’s 4,544 eligible citizens voted: 39.9% turnout. That’s 17.5 points lower than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 6.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,732 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.2%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 8.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bent County ranks #2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley County | #1 | 28.4% | 3.5 |
| Bent County | #2 | 39.9% | 2.5 |
| Adams County | #3 | 45.6% | 2.2 |
| Lincoln County | #4 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Fremont County | #5 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
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