Eddy County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Eddy County, New Mexico?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Eddy County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Eddy County
In the November 2022 midterm, 16,648 of Eddy County’s 42,303 eligible citizens voted: 39.4% turnout. That’s 6.3 points lower than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 6.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 25,655 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Eddy County ranks #10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| San Miguel County | #11 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Quay County | #12 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
| Rio Arriba County | #13 | 44.0% | 2.3 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →