NorthJersey.com Girls Swimmer of the Year: How Voting Works & How to Win

Who runs the North Jersey Girls Swimmer of the Year poll?

The North Jersey Girls Swimmer of the Year is a public poll run by NorthJersey.com, which is part of USA TODAY Network New Jersey. The ballot is hosted on Crowdsignal, which runs the poll.fm service, so the vote itself takes place on a third-party page. The market is North Jersey within New Jersey, and the poll sits among the best-of contests on this site.

Each name on the answer list belongs to a girl swimmer, and each name is paired with the school she represents. The schools named on the list include Old Tappan, Pascack Valley, Ridgewood, Bergen Tech, Indian Hills, Passaic Tech and Wayne Valley. The individual names are not repeated on this page, so the live ballot is the place to check who is in the field.

When has this poll run, and which years are confirmed?

Confirmed editions are 2022, 2024 and 2025. The dated ballot falls in June, which is the only month the poll's voting is shown to fall in. The 2025 ballot page now reads Poll Closed, so that edition is over, and the page shows no opening or closing day for it.

A 2026 edition is expected on the pattern of the run, but no 2026 ballot is confirmed. No 2026 opening or closing day is shown for this poll anywhere on this page.

How does a supporter vote in the poll today?

A supporter opens the poll page on Crowdsignal, reads the answer list of nominees, and selects a name. The ballot shows no category headings, so the reader faces a single list rather than a set of award classes. Each name carries its school beside it, which is the only identifying detail on the list.

The ballot page shows no per-person limit, and it does not say whether the same device or account may vote again. Those two points are the gap in this section; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Once the poll closes, the page lists each nominee with a percentage share of the vote. The displayed share is the figure a reader should use when comparing the final order of nominees.

How does this ballot compare with the other New Jersey best-of polls?

The neighbouring ballots are all best-of contests, each with its own name and organizer. Unlike the general best-of ballots beside it, this poll names a sport and a division, and it is built around a single answer list of girl swimmers.

That difference changes what a reader needs to check. A general ballot may group entries by business or service type, while this poll asks a reader to scan one list of swimmers and match each name with its school before selecting. The list is the whole ballot, so the reader's work is comparison within one column of names rather than a search across many categories.

Readers comparing options can start with Best of New Jersey, then look at the Best of Jersey Shore Contest for the shore ballot. The New Jersey hub gathers the state's other contests, and that is the page to open when a reader wants the full set rather than this single poll.

How can a supporter help a nominee get more votes?

Help for a nominee on this ballot comes through the same public vote everyone uses: a supporter reads the answer list, finds the nominee, and makes a selection. Sharing the poll link with people who know the swimmer is the simplest step, and it keeps the effort inside the ballot's own process. The publisher's stated rules on outside help are not on the ballot page, so read whatever rules exist before running a campaign.

For general tactics that suit any online ballot, the guide to getting more votes online covers the basics without tying them to this poll. Some readers look at paid vote options for ballots like this one, and the paid vote options page describes what those services offer. A service, ours included, cannot promise a placement on a public ballot, because the other voters' choices shape the final share.