Chicago Women Outvoted Men By 23% In Tuesday's Primary Election, Data Shows

CHICAGO — Chicago women again significantly outpaced men in voting this primary season.

Unofficial results from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners showed women cast 223,376 ballots and men cast 171,385 — a difference of about 23 percent. Those numbers will change somewhat as final votes are tallied, but they fall in line with historical turnout: Women in Chicago outvoted men by about 23 percent in June 2022’s primary and 19 percent percent in March 2018’s primary, according to data from elections board spokesperson Max Bever.

“Election after election in Chicago, female voters outpace men every single election,” Bever said. “There’s generally more female registered voters in Chicago, and they also turn out at better rates election after election.”

About 51 percent of Chicago’s population is female, according to July 2024 estimates from the U.S. Census. But the gap in turnout is significantly wider for every type of election.




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