San Miguel County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in San Miguel County, Colorado?
Only 65% of eligible citizens in San Miguel County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in San Miguel County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,083 of San Miguel County’s 6,300 eligible citizens voted: 64.8% turnout. That’s 7.4 points higher than Colorado overall (57.4%) and 18.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,217 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
San Miguel County ranks #40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Blanco County | #37 | 63.9% | 1.6 |
| 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 |
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