Hidalgo County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hidalgo County, Texas?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Hidalgo County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 47% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Hidalgo County
In the November 2022 midterm, 141,238 of Hidalgo County’s 466,138 eligible citizens voted: 30.3% turnout. That’s 10.5 points lower than Texas overall (40.8%) and 15.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 324,900 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 46.6%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 16.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hidalgo County ranks #18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cameron County | #21 | 31.2% | 3.2 |
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