Your Philly Guide to Voter Guides in November 2024
Here are some resources to help you learn about the people on your ballot and what they stand for.
The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump may be taking up lots of oxygen right now, but down-ballot races are crucially important, too. Here are some resources to help you study up on the other candidates on your ballot.
See Your Ballot Before Election Day
To get a preview of all the races and how they’ll look on the voting machine, type your home address into Philadelphia’s Atlas tool, select “Voting,” and then click “Preview Ballot.”
Interactive Voter Guides
If you type your address into one of these tools, you’ll be able to see candidate bios and key positions up and down the ballot, all the way from the presidential candidates to your state legislative races.
Guides to Specific Races
If you’d like to dig deeper into one of the statewide races, these are some great tools.
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