Passaic County, New Jersey
Your guide to voting in Passaic County, New Jersey: registration, sample ballots, ID requirements and where to get local help. Home to about 527,000 people, Passaic County ranks 9th in population among New Jersey's 21 counties. In New Jersey, the county clerk handles mail-in ballots and sample ballots, and the county board of elections and superintendent of elections handle registration and polling places.
Next Election
June 8, 2027
Voter Portal
Register Online
What's On My Ballot?
ID Requirements
Absentee / Early Voting
Registration Deadline
Register at least 21 days before an election.
Why Voting Matters
Why does voting matter in Passaic County? Because every eligible voter here has exactly the same power at the ballot box: one vote. The next election for Passaic County voters is New Jersey's primary on June 8, 2027, for all State Senate and General Assembly seats; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. With health care and retail among the county's biggest employers, issues like health care costs are decided by the officials voters choose.
Passaic County voters cast about 203,000 ballots for president in 2024, down about 10% from 224,000 in 2020. Compared with the county's roughly 408,000 adult residents, that works out to about 50%, below the statewide rate of about 57%.
Put another way, about 206,000 adults in Passaic County sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 10,300 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
Passaic County packs about 2,831 people into each square mile across 186 square miles, so a single precinct can hold thousands of voters. The county is home to about 5.5% of New Jersey's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in Passaic County include 07006, 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07015, 07043 and 07055, plus 36 more. Take two minutes to confirm your registration, preview your ballot with the links on this page, and decide when and how you will vote. Bring a neighbor along.
Voter Assistance Resources
Who runs elections in Passaic County? In New Jersey, the county clerk handles mail-in ballots and sample ballots, and the county board of elections and superintendent of elections handle registration and polling places. For registration, polling places, early voting and absentee ballots, contact the Passaic County clerk and county board of elections.
Statewide directory, New Jersey Division of Elections county information page:
https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/county-vbm-forms.shtml
See your sample ballot. New Jersey county election information (your county mails your sample ballot):
https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/county-vbm-forms.shtml
You can also preview a personalized ballot at Vote411.org.
Free, nonpartisan help is available before and on every Election Day: call or text the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682). Asian languages: 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683).
Voters with disabilities in Passaic County can ask for an accessible voting machine, curbside voting where offered, and help from a person of their choice. If you run into barriers, contact Disability Rights New Jersey, New Jersey's Protection and Advocacy agency, at (609) 292-9742. VoteRiders (844-338-8743) offers free help with voter ID.
Need a ride? Many local transit agencies and ride services offer free or discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, so check what is available before the next election. See our New Jersey voter page for statewide options. Details can change, so confirm with the official election office.
Military and overseas voters can get help from the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or fvap.gov.
Sign up to be an election worker
Election workers (often called poll workers) keep voting running smoothly in Passaic County. Most are paid for their time, get free training, and help their neighbors cast their ballots. You can work a full day, a shorter shift, or help before Election Day. County and municipal election offices recruit and train their own workers, and the EAC's Help America Vote page links to yours. Find out how to sign up:
https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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