How Boston Voted

BMG:

The city of Boston voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Barack Obama in last Tuesday's election. The Hub of the Universe gave 184,320 votes to the Illinois junior senator (who gained national recognition with a speech at our iconic Gahden just four years ago). Senator McCain - who actually beat our own somewhat native son Mitt Romney in Boston during this year's GOP presidential primary - received just 45,280 votes. These numbers represent a 78.91% - 19.37% Obama victory.

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John McCain was able to win three precincts out of Boston's 254. His best showing was in Ward 6 Precinct 9 (South Boston's St. Matthew's) where he beat Barack Obama by a vote of 530-467 (52.37% - 46.15%). McCain also took W16-P9 (Dot's Adams Corner/Neponset) by a vote of 508-476 (50.35% - 47.18%) and W7-P2 (South Boston's L Street Bath House) 560-544 (49.69% - 48.27%).

McCain earned the most votes in W3P1 (the North End) where 643 people filled in the oval next to his name. In that same precinct, Obama received 1,529 votes, or 69.28% of the vote.

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The President-elect's best win percentages were in the aforementioned W12P9 where he took 99.5% of the vote (to McCain's .5%). Obama earned the most votes in W3P7 (South End's Cathedral High) where 1,982 people (87.54%) cast their votes for him. In that same precinct, 253 people voted for McCain (representing 11.17% of the vote).

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Turnout citywide was a healthy - but not extraordinary - 61.57% of registered voters. West Roxbury's own W20P12 (the Lyndon School) bested all other polling locations in the city with an 80.38% turnout. There, Obama beat McCain with a vote of 500-327 (58.82% - 38.47%).

The most people came out in W5P1 (Downtown's Franklin Institute) where 2,275 cast their ballot. This represents a sub-par 53.58% of the vote. At the Franklin Institute, Obama won with 1876-359 votes (82.61% - 15.81%).

The lowest turnout citywide (next to the Harbor Islands) was W21P2 (Fenway's BU) where an anemic 37.87% of registered voters cast their ballot. There, Obama beat McCain with a vote of 573-63 votes (89.11% - 9.8%). For what it's worth, this precinct sometimes boast single digit turnout numbers in municipal races, so the 643 ballots that were cast here does represent an improvement of sorts.