Name: 2022 midterm drew record numbers, but lower rates than some past years
Uploaded: 2024-04-30T23:54:59-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Apr. 30—New Mexico’s voter turnout in 2022 was the largest for a midterm election since 2002, with women and registered Democrats making up the biggest share of those who cast ballots, according to a University of New Mexico report released Tuesday. However, the percentage of registered voters who participated had dropped substantially to about 43.4% […]

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2022 midterm drew record numbers, but lower rates than some past years

Apr. 30—New Mexico’s voter turnout in 2022 was the largest for a midterm election since 2002, with women and registered Democrats making up the biggest share of those who cast ballots, according to a University of New Mexico report released Tuesday. However, the percentage of registered voters who participated had dropped substantially to about 43.4% […]

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