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)
193 Precincts 64,308 237,704 3287
(21.06) (77.86) (1)
159 Counties 2,078,009 1,772,582 45,302
(53.34) (45.5) (1.16)
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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