10 graphics showing voter turnout in Chicago’s municipal runoff election
, which has continued to trend higher, with almost 57% of voters deciding to skip day-of voting at the polls and instead opting to vote by mail or at early voting sites.
Turnout in this year’s runoff was just slightly lower than in 2015′s contest between then-incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel and then-Cook County Commissioner Jesús “Chuy” García, but it was about 5% higher than 2019, when voters overwhelmingly chose Lori Lightfoot over Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Voter turnout was generally higher on the North Side and in the lakefront wards — many of which cast ballots for alderman in addition to mayor.Turnout, however, was highest in the 19th Ward, which encompasses the neighborhoods of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, where more than 60% of those eligible voted. The ward with the lowest turnout, around 20%, was the 16th, covering parts of Englewood, Chicago Lawn and New City.
Voters between the ages of 55 and 64 cast the most ballots in the runoff election, accounting for just over 18% of the total vote share. They were followed closely by those aged 65 to 74 and 35 to 44, with both groups sharing close to 17% of the vote.
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