Colfax County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Colfax County, New Mexico?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Colfax County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Colfax County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,876 of Colfax County’s 9,864 eligible citizens voted: 49.4% turnout. That’s 3.7 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 3.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,988 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 58.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Colfax County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos County | #17 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Bernalillo County | #18 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Union County | #19 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Colfax County | #20 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
| Lincoln County | #21 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Socorro County | #22 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Sandoval County | #23 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →