Lake County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lake County, Colorado?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in Lake County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Lake County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,995 of Lake County’s 5,361 eligible citizens voted: 55.9% turnout. That’s 1.5 points lower than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 9.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,366 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lake County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver County | #14 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Saguache County | #15 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Arapahoe County | #16 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
| Lake County | #17 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| Moffat County | #18 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Eagle County | #19 | 56.8% | 1.8 |
| Rio Grande County | #20 | 57.0% | 1.8 |
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