Bergen County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bergen County, New Jersey?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Bergen County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Bergen County
In the November 2022 midterm, 289,648 of Bergen County’s 668,894 eligible citizens voted: 43.3% turnout. That’s 2.7 points higher than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 2.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 379,246 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bergen County ranks #12 of 21 counties in New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | #9 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
| Union County | #10 | 39.2% | 2.6 |
| Gloucester County | #11 | 42.9% | 2.3 |
| Bergen County | #12 | 43.3% | 2.3 |
| Ocean County | #13 | 43.7% | 2.3 |
| Warren County | #14 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Burlington County | #15 | 46.7% | 2.1 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →