2008.11.04
Analysis: Obama has 8,492 vote margin in Roanoke
All the Roanoke precincts are now in, except for the absentees and Obama has a 8,492-vote margin in the city. The absentee vote, of course, could expand that, or cut it down some.
That's in contrast to a 2,201-vote margin that Kerry eked out of the Star City four years ago.
Some observations on the city totals:
* Turn-out in the black precincts was higher than it's been in many years -- and matched the city-wide turn-out. Four years ago, turn-out in many of the black precincts was in the low 50 percent range. In 2000, it was sometimes below 50 percent. Today, the lowest turn-out in the city's black precincts was 58 percent in Lincoln Terrace, and more than 63 percent in Westside.
* That actually was a bit higher than the city-wide figure of 60.83 percent.
* The highest turn-out in the city was in Grandin Court, where 78 percent of registered voters cast ballots. The lowest percentage was Highland No. 1, where 43 percent voted.
-- Dwayne Yancey, senior editor
