Lea County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lea County, New Mexico?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Lea County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Lea County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,922 of Lea County’s 42,635 eligible citizens voted: 32.7% turnout. That’s 13.0 points lower than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 13.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 28,713 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 49.7%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lea County ranks #2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curry County | #1 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
| Lea County | #2 | 32.7% | 3.1 |
| Cibola County | #3 | 33.6% | 3.0 |
| Otero County | #4 | 35.0% | 2.9 |
| Luna County | #5 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →