Essex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Essex County, New Jersey?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Essex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Essex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 176,091 of Essex County’s 544,911 eligible citizens voted: 32.3% turnout. That’s 8.3 points lower than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 13.7 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 368,820 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Essex County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson County | #1 | 25.8% | 3.9 |
| Cumberland County | #2 | 29.8% | 3.4 |
| Essex County | #3 | 32.3% | 3.1 |
| Passaic County | #4 | 34.4% | 2.9 |
| Middlesex County | #5 | 35.9% | 2.8 |
| Salem County | #6 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →