More than 20,000 people have registered to vote since the February 24 general election, and according to data from the Chicago Board of Elections, these new voters are concentrated in North Side wards friendly to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Although the top-gaining ward (the 1st, which includes Wicker Park and Logan Square) tilted toward Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in February, the top 10 wards combined to vote 55.9 percent for Emanuel, much higher than the 45.6 percent he received overall.
These 20,000 new voters would represent 4 percent of the 478,000 Chicagoans who voted for mayor in February. Surprisingly, the biggest gains in registration do not appear to have a strong correlation to wards with runoff aldermanic races. Are the increases the result of the mayoral campaigns shoring up their respective bases? Or did the campaigns try to make inroads on their opponent’s home turf?
We’ll start finding out after the polls close tonight at 7 p.m.
| Ward | New voters | Emanuel in general election |
Garcia in general election |
Aldermanic run-off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 675 | 39.6% | 48.8% | |
| 46th | 673 | 57.5% | 31.4% | |
| 2nd | 628 | 64.5% | 23.3% | |
| 43rd | 620 | 72.0% | 18.3% | |
| 42nd | 615 | 73.5% | 16.6% | |
| 32nd | 615 | 47.6% | 41.2% | |
| 47th | 589 | 51.5% | 39.9% | |
| 44th | 574 | 64.2% | 27.0% | |
| 11th | 565 | 48.9% | 32.6% | |
| 3rd | 538 | 49.1% | 20.8% | |
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| 27th | 518 | 48.6% | 21.7% | |
| 4th | 504 | 44.6% | 28.4% | |
| 48th | 492 | 52.3% | 37.4% | |
| 26th | 472 | 34.3% | 54.0% | |
| 41st | 458 | 47.8% | 30.8% | |
| 45th | 458 | 48.1% | 35% | |
| 5th | 457 | 44.0% | 33.6% | |
| 49th | 445 | 44.1% | 43.6% | |
| 40th | 428 | 47.3% | 42.2% | |
| 28th | 420 | 39.9% | 21.8% | |
| 33rd | 415 | 40.0% | 49.1% | |
| 35th | 397 | 33.6% | 57.1% | |
| 39th | 368 | 48.5% | 37.1% | |
| 23th | 368 | 40.2% | 43.3% | |
| 29th | 366 | 42.0% | 24.8% | |
| 13th | 366 | 52.0% | 36.4% | |
| 7th | 363 | 43.8% | 24.2% | |
| 31st | 363 | 40.6% | 51.1% | |
| 10th | 359 | 37.7% | 47.4% | |
| 20th | 341 | 40.6% | 26.0% | |
| 6th | 336 | 42.6% | 22.9% | |
| 19th | 330 | 41.9% | 35.9% | |
| 24th | 329 | 36.5% | 23.4% | |
| 38th | 307 | 48.1% | 33.1% | |
| 50th | 303 | 55.3% | 32.2% | |
| 36th | 300 | 39.3% | 45.1% | |
| 16th | 294 | 39.9% | 25.3% | |
| 18th | 283 | 39.0% | 32.4% | |
| 9th | 279 | 43.3% | 21.9% | |
| 37th | 270 | 41.4% | 21.0% | |
| 8th | 269 | 43.4% | 24.0% | |
| 30th | 266 | 39.6% | 48.8% | |
| 14th | 266 | 38.0% | 52.2% | |
| 12th | 255 | 25.7% | 66.7% | |
| 15th | 245 | 30.0% | 51.2% | |
| 34th | 242 | 45.5% | 20.5% | |
| 21st | 237 | 42.56% | 22.2% | |
| 22nd | 228 | 21.2% | 69.7% | |
| 17th | 181 | 40.1% | 24.0% | |
Where Chicago’s Newest Voters Live
Larger circles indicate bigger increases in registration since the February 24 election. Blue wards favored Emanuel in the general election, green Garcia, with darker colors indicating larger leads.
Precincts in which Emanuel led Garcia
Precincts in which Garcia led Emanuel