Clerk and Recorder
Weld County, Colorado
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 63 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 350,396 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 350,396) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.02, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Recording deeds and property documents
- Running county elections and keeping voter records
- Issuing licenses, permits, and other filings
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Rudy Santos is a longtime Weld County elections administrator and public servant. He has worked in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office since 2001 and has served as chief deputy since 2015.
Records: Election Integrity 1 for
Source: weld.gov