Rio Arriba County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Rio Arriba County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Rio Arriba County
In the November 2022 midterm, 12,873 of Rio Arriba County’s 29,272 eligible citizens voted: 44.0% turnout. That’s 1.7 points lower than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 2.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 16,399 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Rio Arriba County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Valencia County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| San Juan County | #15 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Torrance County | #16 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →