Republican City Committee Chairman Vince Fenerty lauded the effort of Republican candidates and volunteers across the city in light of the Nov. 5 election results.
“Philadelphia’s Republican Party has put in the hard work to register voters, recruit quality candidates and meet people in their neighborhoods to discuss issues and put forth our ideas. The results of that work were clear on Election Day, and I believe we will continue this positive trend,” Fenerty said. “This is an effort that has been years in the making, and it is something we will not stop moving forward.”
Fenerty explained that since the 2020 election, the Philadelphia Republican Party has put a strong emphasis on registration and mail-in ballots.
Since then, Republican registration in the city increased by nearly 13%.
At the same time, the share of mail-in ballot returns among Republicans in the city increased 42% from the 2020 to 2024 elections.
Donald Trump won 20 percent of the vote in Philadelphia and captured five wards: the 26th in South Philly, the 45th in Bridesburg and the 58th, 63rd and 66th in the Northeast.
Dave McCormick took about 19 percent in Philadelphia and won the 26th, 58th and 66th wards.
“It is clear that the efforts of City Committee, our committee people and our volunteers has been successful in achieving the goals we set forth after the 2020 election and helped lay the groundwork for the victories we saw on Tuesday,” Fenerty said.
Support for Trump increased across the city, with his campaign gaining 2.4 percentage points over his 2020 showing. The gain, Fenerty said, was driven by shifts among Latino and black voters – two voter groups both the Trump campaign and Republican City Committee made particular outreach efforts toward – immigrants and the loss of traditional union member support for Democrats.
“President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot proved that by focusing on the issues that truly impact the lives of Philadelphia residents, including the cost of living, crime, illegal immigration and far-left policies that place special interests above working families, Republicans can win support in our city,” Fenerty said.
McCormick, who is on pace to oust Sen. Bob Casey Jr., received more than 128,000 votes in Philadelphia, well above his state lead of about 35,000.
“Every journey starts with a single step and ours started in 2020 by looking at the results of that election, developing a strategic plan, and putting that plan into action. While we still have further to walk on this path and more gains to make, we are heading in the right direction and helping bring common sense back to government,” Fenerty said.
Republicans swept the statewide races for attorney general, auditor general and treasurer.
In the race for attorney general, Dave Sunday received more than 20 percent of the vote in Philadelphia and won seven wards. Auditor General Tim DeFoor and Treasurer Stacy Garrity each won five wards.
Republican Joe Picozzi defeated Democratic Sen. Jimmy Dillon, but the Republican City Committee did not support Picozzi.
Democrats did not field a candidate against state Rep. Martin White. ••
