Middlesex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Middlesex County, New Jersey?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Middlesex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Middlesex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 203,320 of Middlesex County’s 566,122 eligible citizens voted: 35.9% turnout. That’s 4.7 points lower than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 10.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 362,802 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 28.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Middlesex County ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Atlantic County | #7 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Camden County | #8 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →