Zapata County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Zapata County, Texas?
Only 48% of eligible citizens in Zapata County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Zapata County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,460 of Zapata County’s 7,175 eligible citizens voted: 48.2% turnout. That’s 7.4 points higher than Texas overall (40.8%) and 2.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,715 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Zapata County ranks #169 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Augustine County | #166 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Collin County | #167 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Robertson County | #168 | 48.1% | 2.1 |
| Zapata County | #169 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Burleson County | #170 | 48.3% | 2.1 |
| Baylor County | #171 | 48.4% | 2.1 |
| Jim Hogg County | #172 | 48.5% | 2.1 |
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