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Passaic County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Passaic County, New Jersey?

Each vote here counts for 2.9 people

Only 34% of eligible citizens in Passaic County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote

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2022 midterm turnout
34.4%
2.9 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
61.7%
1.6 people per vote
Eligible citizens
328,798
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
215,673
eligible citizens
Rank in New Jersey
#4 of 21
for vote power

Turnout in Passaic County

In the November 2022 midterm, 113,125 of Passaic County’s 328,798 eligible citizens voted: 34.4% turnout. That’s 6.2 points lower than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 11.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 215,673 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Passaic County ranks #4 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.

Counties near Passaic County in the New Jersey ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Hudson County#125.8%3.9
Cumberland County#229.8%3.4
Essex County#332.3%3.1
Passaic County#434.4%2.9
Middlesex County#535.9%2.8
Salem County#637.1%2.7
Atlantic County#738.0%2.6

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Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.