Cape May County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cape May County, New Jersey?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Cape May County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Cape May County
In the November 2022 midterm, 37,779 of Cape May County’s 76,748 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 8.6 points higher than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 38,969 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cape May County ranks #19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth County | #16 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
| Sussex County | #17 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Somerset County | #18 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Cape May County | #19 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Morris County | #20 | 51.2% | 2.0 |
| Hunterdon County | #21 | 59.6% | 1.7 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →