Taos County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Taos County, New Mexico?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Taos County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Taos County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,281 of Taos County’s 28,049 eligible citizens voted: 47.3% turnout. That’s 1.6 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 1.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,768 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 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.
Taos County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia County | #14 | 44.7% | 2.2 |
| San Juan County | #15 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
| Torrance County | #16 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Taos County | #17 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Bernalillo County | #18 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Union County | #19 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Colfax County | #20 | 49.4% | 2.0 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →