As Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned to make history in her presidential bid, less than half of registered voters in Chicago’s predominantly Black wards participated in the November 5 election, according to data from the Chicago Board of Elections.
The majority of registered Illinois voters cast their ballots for Vice President Harris. However, Donald Trump ultimately won the general election, securing 277 electoral votes to Harris’s 224, though Illinois’ 19 electoral votes were not among those he captured.
In Chicago’s 17 Black wards, voter turnout reached only 49.75 percent, with 519,743 registered voters casting ballots. This turnout was significantly lower than in the 2020 presidential election, where 66.87 percent of Black ward voters participated, totaling 258,573 ballots.
