Sandoval County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Sandoval County, New Mexico?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Sandoval County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Sandoval County
In the November 2022 midterm, 61,016 of Sandoval County’s 116,423 eligible citizens voted: 52.4% turnout. That’s 6.7 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 6.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 55,407 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Sandoval County ranks #23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hidalgo County | #25 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Sierra County | #26 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →