Philadelphia Voters Have Already Requested More Mail Ballots Than the Whole State Did in 2016

In the 2016 primary, 107,000 Pennsylvania voters requested absentee ballots. Philadelphia alone has already surpassed that number this year, with more than 145,000 of the city’s voters requesting mail ballots as of Wednesday morning.

*As of May 20. Numbers reflect voters who have had their ballot requests processed. They do not include any backlog of applications awaiting processing.
Chart: JONATHAN LAI Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, Philadelphia City Commissioners