Reports have been released on the number of mail-in ballots that were requested in Pennsylvania and in each of Pennsylvania’s Counties.
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania reported that across Pennsylvania, over 1.8 million mail-in ballots were requested. That represents 21.3 percent of all Pennsylvania registered voters.
Indiana County fielded 8,725 requests for mail-in ballots. That’s 16.6 percent of all county registered voters. Among the neighboring counties, Westmoreland County fielded the most requests, with 47,351, which is 19.7 percent of all registered voters in the county. The lowest number was in Jefferson County at 4,741, which represented 15.7 percent of all their registered voters. The two counties that had the most people requesting mail-in ballots were Allegheny County with 280,704 requests, and Philadelphia County second at 225,838. Cameron County had the least number of mail-in ballots requested, at only 615.
As far as who was requesting mail-in ballots, the state say that for many counties, the average age of voters submitting a request was between 60 and 65 years old. The statewide average age of voters who requested mail-in ballots is 57.8 years. Indiana County’s average fell in the range of most of the state, with the county’s average age of mail-in voters was at 62.4. Counties bordering Indiana County had average ages range from 62.1 in Westmoreland County to 63.6 in Armstrong County. The highest average voter age was in Forest County with 66.8 years of age, while the lowest county average was in Philadelphia County, with 51.2 years.
The 2020 Primary election was the first time in Pennsylvania that people could request mail-in ballots without the restrictions of absentee ballots.
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