Boulder County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Boulder County, Colorado?
Only 64% of eligible citizens in Boulder County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Boulder County
In the November 2022 midterm, 165,434 of Boulder County’s 256,367 eligible citizens voted: 64.5% turnout. That’s 7.1 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 18.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 90,933 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Boulder County ranks #39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison County | #36 | 63.8% | 1.6 |
| Rio Blanco County | #37 | 63.9% | 1.6 |
| Yuma County | #38 | 64.0% | 1.6 |
| Boulder County | #39 | 64.5% | 1.5 |
| San Miguel County | #40 | 64.8% | 1.5 |
| La Plata County | #41 | 64.9% | 1.5 |
| Phillips County | #42 | 65.2% | 1.5 |
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