Mercer County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mercer County, New Jersey?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Mercer County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Mercer County
In the November 2022 midterm, 97,647 of Mercer County’s 252,321 eligible citizens voted: 38.7% turnout. That’s 1.9 points lower than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 7.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 154,674 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 26.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mercer County ranks #9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem County | #6 | 37.1% | 2.7 |
| Atlantic County | #7 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Camden County | #8 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
| 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 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →