Last Report: 11/20/2020
Source: Data provided by Pennsylvania Secretary of State’s office

Mail Ballots Returned

Mail Ballots Returned: 2,629,672

Mail Ballots Returned by Party Registration

Party Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
Democrats 1,702,484 64.7 1,941,131 87.7
Republicans 623,404 23.7 784,851 79.4
Minor 20,111 0.8 25,367 79.3
No Party Affiliation 283,673 10.8 336,175 84.4
TOTAL 2,629,672 100.0 3,087,524 85.2

Mail Ballots Returned by Age

Age Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
18 to 24 207,343 7.9 260,758 79.5
25 to 34 335,123 12.7 408,961 81.9
35 to 44 316,058 12.0 378,792 83.4
45 and 55 317,369 12.1 378,236 83.9
56 and 65 489,481 18.6 568,509 86.1
66 and up 964,198 36.7 1,091,771 88.3
TOTAL 2,629,672 100.0 3,087,524 85.2

Mail Ballots Rejected

Mail Ballots Rejected: 7,411

In the “All” mail ballot returned statistics, I add the mail ballots that are returned and accepted with the rejected ballots. Dividing the number of rejected by this quantity yields a rejection rate.

At this time I do not have party registration statistics for rejected ballots.

Pennsylvania election officials cannot begin to fully process mail ballots until Election Day. The few rejected ballots reported here are for first time voters who did not provide required id with their mail ballot or a missing signature.

Mail Ballot Requests

Mail Ballot Requests by Party Registration

Party Count Percent
Democrats 1,941,131 62.9
Republicans 784,851 25.4
Minor 25,367 0.8
No Party Affiliation 336,175 10.9
TOTAL 3,087,524 100.0

Pennsylvania registered Democrats have a 1,156,280 ballot request lead over registered Republicans.

Mail Ballot Requests by Age

Age Count Percent
18 to 24 260,758 8.4
25 to 34 408,961 13.2
35 to 44 378,792 12.3
45 to 54 378,236 12.3
55 to 64 568,509 18.4
65 and up 1,091,771 35.4
TOTAL 3,087,524 100.0