Otero County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Otero County, Colorado?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Otero County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Otero County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,236 of Otero County’s 13,679 eligible citizens voted: 52.9% turnout. That’s 4.5 points lower than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 6.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,443 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Otero County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | #10 | 51.7% | 1.9 |
| Pueblo County | #11 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Weld County | #12 | 52.7% | 1.9 |
| Otero County | #13 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Denver County | #14 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Saguache County | #15 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Arapahoe County | #16 | 55.7% | 1.8 |
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