Cameron County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cameron County, Texas?
Only 31% of eligible citizens in Cameron County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Cameron County
In the November 2022 midterm, 77,127 of Cameron County’s 247,452 eligible citizens voted: 31.2% turnout. That’s 9.6 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 14.8 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 170,325 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 46.9%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cameron County ranks #21 of 254 counties in Texas 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 | #18 | 30.3% | 3.3 |
| Jones County | #19 | 30.5% | 3.3 |
| Maverick County | #20 | 30.7% | 3.3 |
| Cameron County | #21 | 31.2% | 3.2 |
| Garza County | #22 | 31.4% | 3.2 |
| Webb County | #23 | 31.4% | 3.2 |
| Bailey County | #24 | 31.8% | 3.1 |
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