The stakes were high in the 2020 election (Remember 2020?) and Philadelphia stepped up. That year, 66 percent of our registered voters cast a ballot — the highest voter turnout since 1984. After 24-hour mid-pandemic ballot counting by people like this guy, Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by 80,555 votes — just about 1 percentage point.
Proving: Every. Vote. Counts.
In 2024, we face another crucial presidential election, with a bunch of essential statewide and local candidates, too. Of course, you’re going to vote. (Right? Not like in 2023, when only a third of Philadelphians voted?)
But your vote alone is not enough this year. So vote — Yes please! — but also consider helping turn out the vote. After all, we live in both a swing state and the birthplace of American democracy. We Philadelphians must step up to ensure our friends, neighbors, young people, older people, everyone votes, in person, by mail, however.
Below, some ideas for how you can help increase voter turnout and help this unprecedented election run smoothly.