[UC] Fw: [nolphiladelphia] ISCV Posts 2004 versus 2000 Presidential Vote by ward to UrbanVoters.org web site.

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:50:18 -0800

Please note the greatest increase in presidential voting was in the 27th Ward here in West Philly. Congratulations should go to all of those young people who voted for the first time here. Let's hope they keep it up.
 
Marianne Das

ISCV Posts 2004 versus 2000 Presidential Vote by ward to UrbanVoters.org web site.

ISCV has now posted the 2004 vs. 2000 ward returns in the Presidential election to the Urban Voters.or web site.
The direct link is as follows:

http://www.urbanvoters.org/2004vs2000turnout2.html

We have highlighted in red the wards with the greatest % increase in the Presidential vote over 2000.

Overall, the City turnout was impressive. The Urban Voters challenge was to increase the number of people who voted in the Presidential election by 10%. The increase turned out to be more than 19%.

Specific wards achieved spectacular results.

The 27th Ward around the University of Pennsylvania put in the best performance, increasing the number of people who voted for President this year by 90.8%. Whatever happened with youth participation nationally, here in Philadelphia it took a big step forward.

The wards representing Latino neighborhoods from Fairhill through Kensington, Juniata Park, and Feltonville were also pace setters. The 7th ward vote jumped by 60% over 2000; the 42nd Ward by 41.6%;  the 33rd Ward, by 34,8%; the 19th Ward,  by 32.5%; and the 18th Ward by 31.1%. The 18th and 19th Wards were working closely with the Urban Voters Campaign, but the Latino community overall came into its own politically this year.

Voting in the 5th Ward, covering center city East of Broad and Northern Liberties jumped by 37.4% over 2000.

The 20th Ward in North Philadelphia increased its vote by 48.4% over 2000. Of course, the ward leader--State Senator Shirley Kitchen---was running for reelection herself this year. Congratulations Senator Kitchen.

The vote in the 24th Ward in Mantua jumped by 31.%; in Olney's 61st Ward by 29%.

These were the pacesetters on a day when just about every ward was flexing its muscle.

Most votes for President in a single ward? The 66th ward in the Northeast: 20,913 votes. But then, that's really two wards--A and B.

The highest presidential vote in a single ward was in Roxborough/Manyunk: the 21st ward, with 21,506.

The most votes for John Kerry? 15,077 in  Overbrook's 34th Ward That's Party Chairman Congressman Robert Brady's ward--showing why he's Democratic Party Chairman.

The most votes for George W. Bush? The 66th A and B Wards in the Northeast--9,349. The most votes cast for the President in a single ward came from the 58th ward in the Northeast--8,944.

And so it goes.

Ed Schwartz


Ed Schwartz, Institute for the Study of Civic Values, 1218 Chestnut St.,
Rm. 702, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 215-238-1434 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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