Garfield County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Garfield County, Colorado?
Only 58% of eligible citizens in Garfield County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 72% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Garfield County
In the November 2022 midterm, 24,515 of Garfield County’s 42,186 eligible citizens voted: 58.1% turnout. That’s 0.7 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 12.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,671 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 72.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Garfield County ranks #22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle County | #19 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Rio Grande County | #20 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
| Las Animas County | #21 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
| Garfield County | #22 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Summit County | #23 | 58.3% | 1.7 |
| Mesa County | #24 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Costilla County | #25 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
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