Ocean County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ocean County, New Jersey?
Only 44% of eligible citizens in Ocean County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Ocean County
In the November 2022 midterm, 206,796 of Ocean County’s 473,627 eligible citizens voted: 43.7% turnout. That’s 3.1 points higher than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 2.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 266,831 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 71.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ocean County ranks #13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Monmouth County | #16 | 47.7% | 2.1 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →