Politics & Government
How Shaker Heights Residents Voted In the 2012 Election
We delve into election results to see how Shaker Heights residents voted on the presidential, senate and other races down the ballot.
Barack Obama won the national vote and he won in Ohio.
He also won in Shaker Heights, according to unofficial vote totals from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
While Cuyahoga County is a Democratic stronghold, Republicans needed to perform well in the suburbs to shave off votes from the president's total.
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And Shaker Heights did not help him: only 19 percent of residents voted for the Republican challenger, while 30 percent of country residents gave him their votes.
In addition, Shaker Heights residents also chose Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown over GOP challenger Josh Mandel.
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Voter turnout in Shaker Heights was 68 percent, only slightly higher than the county's 67 percent.
Here's a breakdown of how each of the precincts went for president and for each of the other major races:
Presidential Vote in Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Precinct Barack Obama (D) Mitt Romney (R) A 420 34 B 446 198 C 534 120 D 597 76 E 521 110 F 533 15 G 734 8 H 747 17 I 615 42 J 453 68 K 525 90 L 682 62 M 615 124 N 514 65 O 537 141 P 479 133 Q 475 154 R 439 127 S 435 209 T 449 211 U 376 275 V 386 281 W 501 188 X 443 213 Citywide 12,456 2,961U.S. Senate Vote in Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Precinct Sherrod Brown (D) Josh Mandel (R) A 406 30 B 462 165 C 540 104 D 595 65 E 526 92 F 530 15 G 705 8 H 732 17 I 589 39 J 437 67 K 514 84 L 656 58 M 619 105 N 504 58 O 538 110 P 475 118 Q 488 128 R 440 112 S 456 178 T 470 169 U 408 216 V 408 241 W 530 145 X 463 179 Citywide 12,491* 2,503
*Editor's note: This number has been corrected.
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