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Boston Election Results by Neighborhood in the 2008 General Election

-          by Bob LeLievre, updated on 11/13/2008

Summary

Barak Obama got 79% of the votes in Boston.  He got 95%+ of the votes in high non-white neighborhoods like Roxbury, Mattapan, Grove Hall, and the Blue Hill Avenue / Washington Street Corridor.  He got about 60% of the vote in high white neighborhoods like South Boston, West Roxbury, Readville, and south-white Dorchester.

The No on Question 1 vote (to keep the state income tax) got 71% of the votes. The range was not as large as in the presidential race.  It did best in liberal-voting neighborhoods like Jamaica Plain (81%), Melville Park / Ashmont Hill (77%) and Mattapan (76%).  It did worst in high-income white neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the West End (about 64%), but these numbers are still pretty high.

The Yes on Question 2 vote (to decriminalize pot) got 65% of the votes.  It did best student neighborhoods like Allston, Brighton, the Fenway and also in liberal-voting ones like Jamaica Plain and the South End (70% – 74%).  It did worst in a mix of neighborhoods like Chinatown, East Boston, Hyde Park, West Roxbury, and south-white Dorchester (54% – 58%).

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