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Election Turnout Spiked Across Pittsburgh As Democrats Surged in PA and Nationally
“Across Pennsylvania and much of the country — from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, Richmond to New York — voters surged to the polls to give Democrats resounding victories. Turnout increased by more than a third in Pittsburgh compared to the mayoral election four years ago.
Turnout increased by more than a third in Pittsburgh compared to the mayoral election four years ago. It spiked by nearly two-thirds in the statewide retention election for three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices.”
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/election-2025/2025/11/05/voter-turnout-democrats-pittsburgh-pennsylvania/stories/202511050088