Lincoln County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lincoln County, New Mexico?
Only 51% of eligible citizens in Lincoln County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Lincoln County
In the November 2022 midterm, 8,330 of Lincoln County’s 16,369 eligible citizens voted: 50.9% turnout. That’s 5.2 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 4.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,039 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 11.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lincoln County ranks #21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Grant County | #24 | 52.7% | 1.9 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →