Rio Grande County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rio Grande County, Colorado?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Rio Grande County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Rio Grande County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,944 of Rio Grande County’s 8,681 eligible citizens voted: 57.0% turnout. That’s about the same as Colorado overall (57.4%) and 11.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,737 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rio Grande County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Las Animas County | #21 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
| Garfield County | #22 | 58.1% | 1.7 |
| Summit County | #23 | 58.3% | 1.7 |
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