芝加哥华埠第11选区投票率35.86%低于全市42.03% 唐人街核心小区最低仅20.98%
伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市消息，芝加哥华人社区组织11月6日发布的中期选举盘点显示，唐人街所在选区的投票率明显低于全市平均水平，华裔参政意愿仍待提升。华埠更好联会旗下的《华埠焦点》11月6日刊文指出，截至11月4日下午3时，芝加哥全市总投票率为42.03%，其中现场提前投票211657人，已完成计票的邮寄选票109215张，选举委员会此前预计本次投票率有望超过2022年中期选举。然而涵盖唐人街与桥港区的第11选区，总投票率仅为35.86%，包含麦金利公园与布莱顿公园的第12选区也只有35.5%左右。具体到华人高度聚居的核心小区，唐人街各小区的投票率普遍更低：第1小区为28.52%，第2小区为22.72%，第7小区仅为20.98%。文章指出，尽管选前华埠社团积极动员，华人投票热情与全城平均水平相比依然偏低，如何提升社区参政意愿、凝聚更强的政治话语权，仍是华裔社区亟待破局的课题。
Chicago Chinatown's 11th Ward Turnout 35.86%, Below Citywide 42.03%; Core Chinatown Precinct Lowest at 20.98%
CHICAGO, Illinois — A midterm election review released November 6 by a Chicago Chinese community organization shows turnout in the ward covering Chinatown ran well below the citywide average, with Chinese American civic participation still needing a lift. Hua Bu Jiao Dian (Chinatown Spotlight), published by the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, reported on November 6 that as of 3 p.m. on November 4, citywide Chicago turnout stood at 42.03%, including 211,657 in-person early voters and 109,215 counted mail ballots, and the Board of Elections had expected turnout to top the 2022 midterms. But the 11th Ward, covering Chinatown and Bridgeport, reached only 35.86%, and the 12th Ward, including McKinley Park and Brighton Park, was about 35.5%. In the core precincts where Chinese residents are concentrated, turnout was lower still: Precinct 1 at 28.52%, Precinct 2 at 22.72% and Precinct 7 at just 20.98%. Despite active mobilization by Chinatown groups before the election, Chinese voter enthusiasm lagged the citywide level; how to raise the community's participation and build stronger political voice remains a challenge the community has yet to crack.
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