Philadelphia has the highest number of registered voters in 35 years
More than 90% of eligible residents have signed up to cast a ballot.
Next time you’re in the supermarket, at a park, or anywhere in Philly with other adults, look around. On average, 9 out of 10 your socially distant citymates are registered to vote.
That’s a record high for Philadelphia voter registration over the past three decades.
As of Oct. 19, the deadline for the November general election, more than 1,120,000 Philadelphians had signed up to cast a ballot, according to statistics from the Pa. Department of State.
In total volume, that’s higher than any year since 1984, per data kept by the Office of City Commissioners, when registration hit a peak of just over 1,135,000.
Will everyone come out to vote? Unlikely, but there are signs turnout could be high.
Part of that assessment is based on mail ballots, which anyone can use this year for the first time in Pennsylvania. Philly voters have requested nearly 410k mail ballots so far, which is close to 60% of the number of total votes cast in the most recent presidential election.
Old Article (10/25/20): https://billypenn.com/2020/10/25/philadelphia-has-the-highest-number-of-registered-voters-in-25-years/
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