La Plata County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in La Plata County, Colorado?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in La Plata County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in La Plata County
In the November 2022 midterm, 29,729 of La Plata County’s 45,783 eligible citizens voted: 64.9% turnout. That’s 7.5 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 18.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 16,054 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 77.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
La Plata County ranks #41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Teller County | #43 | 65.2% | 1.5 |
| Broomfield County | #44 | 65.6% | 1.5 |
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