Salem County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Salem County, New Jersey?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Salem County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Salem County
In the November 2022 midterm, 18,611 of Salem County’s 50,205 eligible citizens voted: 37.1% turnout. That’s 3.5 points lower than New Jersey overall (40.6%) and 8.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 31,594 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 61.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Salem County ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mercer County | #9 | 38.7% | 2.6 |
See all 21 New Jersey counties ranked →