McKinley County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in McKinley County, New Mexico?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in McKinley County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 51% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in McKinley County
In the November 2022 midterm, 19,409 of McKinley County’s 50,513 eligible citizens voted: 38.4% turnout. That’s 7.3 points lower than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 7.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 31,104 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 51.2%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
McKinley County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County | #6 | 35.2% | 2.8 |
| 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 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →