More than 1.48 million Chicagoans are registered to vote in the upcoming election, the highest since 1992, when the city had 1.52 million people registered, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Since the primary election in February, 177,833 people have signed up to vote, with registrations coming just days before the registration deadline. There were 83,360 Chicagoans who registered to vote from Oct. 1-7, the deadline for new voter registrations, excluding late-arriving forms. Here’s a breakdown of these last-minute new voters:
Females age 18-24
12,984
Males age 18-24
10,477
Females age 25-34
14,637
Males age 25-34
12,625
Females age 35-44
6,758
Males age 35-44
7,138
Females age 45-54
4,959
Males age 45-54
5,162
Females age 55-64
2,669
Males age 55-64
2,579
Females age 65+
1,823
Males age 65+
1,549
