Santa Fe County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Santa Fe County, New Mexico?
Only 57% of eligible citizens in Santa Fe County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Santa Fe County
In the November 2022 midterm, 69,239 of Santa Fe County’s 120,733 eligible citizens voted: 57.3% turnout. That’s 11.6 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 11.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 51,494 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Santa Fe County ranks #28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo County | #25 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Sierra County | #26 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Guadalupe County | #27 | 54.9% | 1.8 |
| Santa Fe County | #28 | 57.3% | 1.7 |
| Catron County | #29 | 57.6% | 1.7 |
| De Baca County | #30 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Los Alamos County | #31 | 70.1% | 1.4 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →