El Paso County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in El Paso County, Texas?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in El Paso County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 45% turnout · 2.2 people per vote
Turnout in El Paso County
In the November 2022 midterm, 165,518 of El Paso County’s 554,370 eligible citizens voted: 29.9% turnout. That’s 10.9 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 16.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 388,852 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 45.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 15.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
El Paso County ranks #17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | #14 | 29.1% | 3.4 |
| Dawson County | #15 | 29.4% | 3.4 |
| Frio County | #16 | 29.8% | 3.4 |
| El Paso County | #17 | 29.9% | 3.3 |
| Hidalgo County | #18 | 30.3% | 3.3 |
| Jones County | #19 | 30.5% | 3.3 |
| Maverick County | #20 | 30.7% | 3.3 |
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