Chaves County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Chaves County, New Mexico?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Chaves County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Chaves County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,241 of Chaves County’s 44,512 eligible citizens voted: 36.5% turnout. That’s 9.2 points lower than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 9.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 28,271 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Chaves County ranks #7 of 33 counties in New Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otero County | #4 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Luna County | #5 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Roosevelt County | #6 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| Chaves County | #7 | 36.5% | 2.7 |
| Doña Ana County | #8 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| McKinley County | #9 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
| Eddy County | #10 | 39.4% | 2.5 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →