Elbert County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Elbert County, Colorado?
Only 75% of eligible citizens in Elbert County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 94% turnout · 1.1 people per vote
Turnout in Elbert County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,254 of Elbert County’s 21,701 eligible citizens voted: 74.9% turnout. That’s 17.5 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 28.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,447 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 94.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Elbert County ranks #61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mineral County | #64 | 100.0% | 1.0 |
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