Hidalgo County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hidalgo County, New Mexico?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Hidalgo County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Hidalgo County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,615 of Hidalgo County’s 3,041 eligible citizens voted: 53.1% turnout. That’s 7.4 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 7.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,426 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 8.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hidalgo County ranks #25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro County | #22 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
| Sandoval County | #23 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Grant County | #24 | 52.7% | 1.9 |
| Hidalgo County | #25 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Sierra County | #26 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Guadalupe County | #27 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Santa Fe County | #28 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →