How Did East Atlanta Patch Vote in the 2012 Election?
A precinct-by-precinct breakdown.
- By Péralte Paul
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- November 9, 2012
President Barack Obama won Fulton County by nearly 115,000 votes Tuesday and he won DeKalb County by a little more than 173,000 votes.
Both margins over Gov. Mitt Romney were somewhat smaller than his margin of victory over Sen. John McCain, his Republican challenger in the 2008 race.
Here are the precinct-by-precinct results for the communities of East Atlanta Patch:
FULTON COUNTY
Parkside Elementary School- Precinct 01A
- Voter Turnout: 68.52%
- Votes Cast: 1,774
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,019
- Mitt Romney: 214
- Gary Johnson: 40
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 259
- John Lewis: 1,435
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 56.36%...No: 43.64
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 66.12%...No: 33.88%
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Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church – Precinct 01B
- Voter Turnout: 72.08%
- Votes Cast: 2,308
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,847
- Mitt Romney: 379
- Gary Johnson: 64
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 353
- John Lewis: 1,848
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 51.98%...No: 48.02%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 65.56%...No: 34.44%
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D.H. Stanton Elementary School - Precinct 01G
- Voter Turnout: 61.82%
- Votes Cast: 999
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 921
- Mitt Romney: 50
- Gary Johnson: 18
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 62
- John Lewis: 886
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 67.69%...No: 32.31%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 68.49%...No: 31.51%
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Thomasville Recreation Center – Precinct 01R
- Voter Turnout: 60.20%
- Votes Cast: 655
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 651
- Mitt Romney: 1
- Gary Johnson: ZERO
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 17
- John Lewis: 601
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 71.06%...No: 28.94%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 68.46%...No: 31.54%
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Benteen Elementary School – Precinct 01T
- Voter Turnout: 57.47%
- Votes Cast: 696
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 603
- Mitt Romney: 73
- Gary Johnson: 14
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 82
- John Lewis: 578
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 61.86%...No: 38.14%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 63.65%...No: 36.35%
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Butler Street Baptist Church – Precinct 02D
- Voter Turnout: 64.71%
- Votes Cast:2,046
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,748
- Mitt Romney: 243
- Gary Johnson: 39
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 233
- John Lewis: 1,710
- Ga. General Assembly 58th District
- Earl Cooper: 261
- Simone Bell: 1,618
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 66.19%...No: 33.81%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 71.23%...No: 28.77%
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Little 5 Points Community Center – Precinct 02E
- Voter Turnout: 70.12%
- Votes Cast:1,164
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 906
- Mitt Romney: 193
- Gary Johnson: 52
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 181
- John Lewis: 934
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 40.48%...No: 59.52%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 66.67%...No: 33.33%
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Wheat St Towers Apt Complex – Precinct 02S
- Voter Turnout: 62.86%
- Votes Cast: 1,488
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,344
- Mitt Romney: 114
- Gary Johnson: 19
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 113
- John Lewis: 1,294
- Ga. General Assembly 58th District
- Earl Cooper: 121
- Simone Bell: 1,247
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 62.14%...No: 37.86%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 65.96%...No: 34.04%
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Lang-Carson Recreation Center – Precinct 05A1
- Voter Turnout: 69.67%
- Votes Cast: 1,043
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 858
- Mitt Romney: 133
- Gary Johnson: 39
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 134
- John Lewis: 863
- Ga. General Assembly 58th District
- Earl Cooper: 128
- Simone Bell: 842
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 58.95%...No: 41.05%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 65.6%...No: 34.4%
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Cook Elementary School – Precinct 05B
- Voter Turnout: 62.79%
- Votes Cast: 1,178
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,107
- Mitt Romney: 50
- Gary Johnson: 11
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 46
- John Lewis: 1,051
- Ga. General Assembly 58th District
- Earl Cooper: 60
- Simone Bell: 952
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 70.79%...No: 29.21%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 65.58%...No: 34.42%
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Auburn Avenue Research Library – Precinct 05C
- Voter Turnout: 48.87%
- Votes Cast: 65
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 61
- Mitt Romney: 2
- Gary Johnson: 1
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 3
- John Lewis: 58
- Ga. General Assembly 58th District
- Earl Cooper: 3
- Simone Bell: 57
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 72.13%...No: 27.87%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 68.42%...No: 31.58%
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DEKALB COUNTY: (ATLANTA-IN-DEKALB)
Bouldercrest Road
- Voter Turnout: 70.62%
- Votes Cast: 2,243
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,177
- Mitt Romney: 44
- Gary Johnson: ZERO
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 47
- John Lewis: 1,144
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 64.03%...No: 35.9%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 63.65%...No: 36.35%
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Burgess-Peterson Academy
- Voter Turnout: 73.16%
- Votes Cast: 1,750
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,504
- Mitt Romney: 179
- Gary Johnson: 51
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 189
- John Lewis: 1,146
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 56.80%...No: 43.20%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 65.93%...No: 34.07%
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Coan Middle School
- Voter Turnout: 65.38%
- Votes Cast: 1,992
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,725
- Mitt Romney: 203
- Gary Johnson: 47
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 211
- John Lewis: 1,655
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 62.51%...No: 37.49%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 67.93%...No: 32.07%
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East Lake Elementary
- Voter Turnout: 70.62%
- Votes Cast: 2,243
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,987
- Mitt Romney: 221
- Gary Johnson: 16
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 226
- John Lewis: 1,918
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 64.28%...No: 35.72%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 68.64%...No: 31.36%
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Epworth
- Voter Turnout: 78.35%
- Votes Cast: 2,689
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 2,106
- Mitt Romney: 501
- Gary Johnson: 59
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 445
- John Lewis: 2,144
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 45.98%...No: 54.02%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 70.44%...No: 29.56%
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Gresham Road
- Voter Turnout: 72.72%
- Votes Cast: 1,794
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,671
- Mitt Romney: 89
- Gary Johnson: 25
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 109
- John Lewis: 1,608
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 65.88%...No: 34.12%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 64.98%...No: 35.02%
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Mary-Lin Elementary
- Voter Turnout: 70.19%
- Votes Cast: 1,872
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,319
- Mitt Romney: 492
- Gary Johnson: 43
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 464
- John Lewis: 1,329
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 54.86%...No: 45.14%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 73.14%...No: 26.86%
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McNair High
- Voter Turnout: 71.19%
- Votes Cast: 2,142
- PRESIDENT
- Barack Obama: 1,945
- Mitt Romney: 156
- Gary Johnson: 27
- CONGRESS
- Howard Stopeck: 169
- John Lewis: 1,867
- Charter School Vote: Yes: 64.56%...No: 35.44%
- Multiyear State Agency Rental Agreement: 63.95%...No: 36.05%
- PRESIDENT