Politics & Government

Oakhurst Is Decatur's Bluest Precinct, With 84% for Obama

A Patch precinct breakdown shows Clairemont East and West were the lightest blue, at 69 percent each. Overall, 77 percent of Decatur voters went for the president. At the Avondale Estates City Hall precinct, 60 percent of voters supported Obama.

 

Here's how votes in Decatur and Avondale Estates broke down for the presidential election a week ago.

The Decatur and Avondale Estates were drawn from a widget previously published on Patch. Percentages are in parentheses and are rounded.

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The county and state numbers come from DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office and the national figures from Huffington Post.

The overall breakdowns were: Decatur, Romney 21 percent and Obama 77 percent; DeKalb County, Romney 21.06 percent and Obama 77.86 percent; Georgia, Romney 53.34 percent and Obama 45.5 percent; and the United States, Romney 47.9 percent and Obama 50.06 percent.

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Compare the local numbers to the county, state and national figures.

DECATUR

Precinct                         Romney              Obama                 Johnson

Clairemont East               549 (28)             1367 (69)              56 (3)

Clairemont West              626 (29)              1510 (69)             41 (2)

Glennwood                      265 (21)              950 (77)               24 (2)

Oakhurst                         282 (14)              1662 (84)             43 (2)

Ponce de Leon                 277 (19)               1158 (79)             34 (2)

Renfroe Middle                 160 (15)               901 (83)              25 (2)

Winnona Park                   242 (18)              1110 (81)             19 (1)

Totals                              2401 (21)             8658 (77)             242 (2)

AVONDALE ESTATES - 30002 ZIP CODE

AE City Hall                      712 (39)               1099 (60)             31 (2)

Avondale High                  333 (16)                1621 (81)             57 (3)

DEKALB COUNTY

193 Precincts                     64,308                  237,704               3287

                                        (21.06)                  (77.86)                   (1)

GEORGIA

159 Counties                   2,078,009                1,772,582            45,302

                                          (53.34)                     (45.5)              (1.16)        

UNITED STATES

                                       58,777,012            62,085,892               1,012,617

                                       (47.9)                    (50.06)                     (1)

Sources: DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office and Huffington Post.


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