Union County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Union County, New Mexico?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Union County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 54% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Union County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,508 of Union County’s 3,063 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 3.5 points higher than New Mexico overall (45.7%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 1,555 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 54.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 5.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Union County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lincoln County | #21 | 50.9% | 2.0 |
| Socorro County | #22 | 51.1% | 2.0 |
See all 33 New Mexico counties ranked →