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Have you ever wondered how the 2nd Ward performed in Philadelphia when compared to other wards? How about your particular division? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The official voter file is in and we’ve crunched the numbers.

Important notes:

All statistics have been rounded up or down. So, some numbers may appear to be a statistical dead heat.
All charts reflect registered Democrats.
The image sliders below show Philadelphia on the left and the 2nd Ward on the right.

So, let’s dive in…

% Turnout

City turnout of 40.8% shows a 17% increase over the comparable 2021 General Election. 2nd Ward turnout saw a 21% increase compared to the 2021 General Election. Check out the leaderboard below for how we finished city-wide and also for how our divisions performed.

% Turnout Leaderboard

The 2nd Ward finished 3rd in the city at 59.7%. That’s within .7 percentage points of 2nd place, and 7.4% of 1st place, which is perennially the 9th Ward. You can see the city average in red at slightly over 40%. (Please note the Open Wards shown in green. What’s an Open Ward?)

For the top five spots in the 2nd Ward, Division 6 came in first, followed by 16, 1, 22, and 18. (What’s my division?)

Turnout Leaderboard

Ever wonder which ward or division has the most clout in terms of generating raw votes? The 2nd Ward was 4th in the city while Division 22 generates the most votes in our ward. (Please note the Open Wards shown in green. What’s an Open Ward?)

Turnout History

% Turnout

There was an increase in voter turnout, both in the 2nd Ward and in the city for the general compared to previous off-year elections.

Raw Turnout

There was a rise in voter turnout in the 2nd Ward and city compared to previous off-year elections.

% and Raw Turnout Compared to Average of General Elections 2016 through 2025

% Turnout

The city shows a 7.3% decrease while the 2nd Ward shows a 0.1% decrease compared to the average of 2016-2024 General Elections.

Raw Turnout

Compare the 2025 General turnout to all of these stats…

City average turnout per ward for 2016-2024 General
2nd Ward average turnout per division for 2016-2024 General
City or 2nd Ward turnout for comparable 2021 General
City average per ward for comparable 2021 General
2nd Ward average per division for comparable 2021 General

Turnout by Voting Method

This shows the raw number of votes cast per ward and division broken into Mail, At Polls, Absentee, and Provisional. The 2nd Ward showed similar results with the city for all methods of voting.

Turnout by Voting Method Comparison to Last General

It looks like voting by mail was more popular over the last general election.

% Voted Early

Voted early means:

Mail-in voting, Civilian overseas, Absentee
Any voting method other than At Polls (AP)

The city voted about the same as the 2nd Ward.

% Mail-in Ballots Spoiled

Spoiling a mail-in ballot means bringing it to the polls and voting in person, possibly even provisionally. But, despite the name, spoiled ballots are not a bad thing, per se. It may mean that the voter forgot to mail their ballot on time, and since drop boxes have decreased in number, that person decided to bring their ballot to the polls. (We’d much rather have a spoiled ballot than no vote at all!) Overall, there were 3% more spoiled ballots in the 2nd Ward compared to the city.

% Mail-in Ballots Unreturned

All of these charts were corrected by subtracting the number of mail-in ballots that were spoiled.

% Mail-in Ballots Unreturned Leaderboard

The 2nd Ward finished 3.6% better than the city in percent unreturned mail ballots.

% Mail-in Ballots Unreturned History

Mail ballots unreturned went up by 7% in Philadelphia and up by 6% in the 2nd Ward.

Mail-in Ballots Unreturned

These charts were corrected by subtracting the number of mail-in ballots that were spoiled.

Mail-in Ballots Unreturned Leaderboard

Mail-in Ballots Unreturned History

The 2nd Ward was the 8th worst in the city, contributing a high 286 unreturned mail ballots, which is about 2.2% of the citywide total.

PSA: Don’t be one of these unreturned ballots! Never mail your ballot within one week of the election as it may not arrive in time. It must be RECEIVED by 8 PM on Election Day.

If you still have your ballot within one week of the election, always use a drop box – or bring your ballot to the polls. It will be spoiled (cancelled) and you will be allowed to vote on the machines.

If your ballot was not received by Election Day, or you don’t think you mailed it in time, come to the polls and vote provisionally. That way, your vote will count no matter what.

% Change in Turnout from Last General

If we look at percent change in turnout between the general elections of 2024 and 2025, voter turnout was down.

Endorsements

We carried all of our endorsed candidates and ballot question positions in the 2nd Ward. All of our endorsements won their respective races.

Here’s the outcome of our endorsed candidates (with city and state results, if different):

Judge Of The Superior Court: Brandon Neuman
Commonwealth Court: Stella Tsai
Judge Of The Court of Common Pleas : Sarah Jones, Khia Gee, Will Braveman, Larry Farnese, Deborah Watson-Stokes, Irina Ehrlich, Jennifer A. Santiago, Brian Kisielewski, Leon A. King, Anthony Stefanski and Joseph J Russo
District Attorney: Larry Krasner
City Controller: Christy Brady
PA Supreme Court: All Judges Retained
Superior Court: All Judges Retained
Commonwealth Court: All Judges Retained
Common Pleas: All Judges Retained
Municipal Court: All Judges Retained