Last Report: 11/3/2020
Source: Data provided by Pennsylvania Secretary of State’s office

Mail Ballots Returned

Mail Ballots Returned: 2,506,557

Mail Ballots Returned by Party Registration

Party Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
Democrats 1,641,825 65.5 1,947,267 84.3
Republicans 586,336 23.4 788,445 74.4
Minor 18,349 0.7 25,534 71.9
No Party Affiliation 260,047 10.4 337,701 77.0
TOTAL 2,506,557 100.0 3,098,947 80.9

Mail Ballots Returned by Age

Age Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
18 to 24 183,956 7.3 261,812 70.3
25 to 34 303,604 12.1 410,403 74.0
35 to 44 293,922 11.7 380,252 77.3
45 and 55 300,483 12.0 379,801 79.1
56 and 65 474,407 18.9 570,686 83.1
66 and up 950,098 37.9 1,095,496 86.7
TOTAL 2,506,557 100.0 3,098,947 80.9

Mail Ballots Rejected

Mail Ballots Rejected: 951

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 1,947,267 62.8
Republicans 788,445 25.4
Minor 25,534 0.8
No Party Affiliation 337,701 10.9
TOTAL 3,098,947 100.0

Pennsylvania registered Democrats have a 1,158,822 ballot request lead over registered Republicans.

Mail Ballot Requests by Age

Age Count Percent
18 to 24 261,812 8.4
25 to 34 410,403 13.2
35 to 44 380,252 12.3
45 to 54 379,801 12.3
55 to 64 570,686 18.4
65 and up 1,095,496 35.4
TOTAL 3,098,947 100.0