Custer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Custer County, Colorado?
Only 74% of eligible citizens in Custer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 86% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Custer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,328 of Custer County’s 4,473 eligible citizens voted: 74.4% turnout. That’s 17.0 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 28.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,145 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 86.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Custer County ranks #60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archuleta County | #57 | 69.7% | 1.4 |
| Gilpin County | #58 | 70.0% | 1.4 |
| Kiowa County | #59 | 72.2% | 1.4 |
| Custer County | #60 | 74.4% | 1.3 |
| Elbert County | #61 | 74.9% | 1.3 |
| Ouray County | #62 | 81.9% | 1.2 |
| San Juan County | #63 | 93.2% | 1.1 |
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