2012 Election Results

I think it’s fascinating to compare how towns and cities vote so here are the 2012 election results for Centers and Squares territory as compared to results for the state vote overall.  And what about home town advantage?  Elizabeth Warren lives in Cambridge and Mitt Romney’s from Belmont.

Though the percentages varied, election results in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville and Watertown aligned with  state-wide results with Obama and Elizabeth Warren winning in each town or city in our neck of the woods. 

There were three ballot questions that appeared on every town or city’s ballot.  We voted for flexibility in car repairs (Question 1) and in favor of medical marijuana (Question 3), questions that passed state-wide.  Question #2, to allow physicians to prescribe medication to the terminally ill to end life, failed state-wide by 51-49% but passed in every Centers and Squares municipality except for Medford.

In Somerville, Question 4,  a vote to adopt the Community Preservation Act, passed by a large margin.

For more information check out each city or town’s website.  Here are the preliminary 2012 election results:

Massachusetts 2012 Election Results:

Obama 61%    Romney 38%
Warren 54%  Brown 46%

Question #1 “Right to Repair” passed 85% to 15%
Question #2 “Die with Dignity” failed 51% to 49%
Question #3 Medical Marijuana passed 63% to 37%

Arlington 2012 Election Results

Obama: 18,580  72%
Romney: 6,659  26%

Warren: 17,501  68%
Brown: 8,265  32%

Question #1  Yes – 19,668  No – 2,455    Passed 89% to 11%
Question #2  Yes – 14,352  No – 10,648 Passed 57% to 43%
Question #3  Yes – 16,876  No – 7,961     Passed 68% to 32%

Belmont 2012 Election Results

Obama:  9,108    65%
Romney: 4,728  34% 

Warren: 8,480  60%
Brown: 5,577     40%

Question #1  Yes – 10,662  No – 1,565   Passed 87% to 13%
Question #2  Yes – 7,622  No – 5,853     Passed 57% to 43%
Question #3  Yes – 8,883  No – 4,592     Passed 66% to 34%

Cambridge 2012 Election Results

Obama:  41,991   86%
Romney: 5,340   11% 

Warren: 41,127  85%
Brown:  7,463     15%

Question #1  Yes – 35,841  No – 4,716     Passed 88% to 12%
Question #2  Yes – 30,909 No – 14,639   Passed 68% to 32%
Question #3  Yes – 36,063  No – 9,564     Passed 79% to 21%

Medford 2012 Election Results

Obama:  18,613   68%
Romney: 8,294   30% 

Warren: 16,808  61%
Brown:  10,580    39%

Question #1  Yes – 12,705  No – 1,666     Passed 86% to 14%
Question #2  Yes – 12,588 No – 13,445    Failed 52% to 48%
Question #3  Yes – 16,678 No – 9,070     Passed 65% to 35%

Somerville 2012 Election Results

Obama:  28,467   82%
Romney: 4,865   14% 

Warren: 27,412  80%
Brown:  7,038      20%

Question #1  Yes – 26,787  No – 4,486    Passed 86% to 14%
Question #2  Yes – 21,210  No – 11,904  Passed 64% to 36%
Question #3  Yes – 25,733 No – 7,357     Passed 78% to 22%

Question #4 – Community Preservation Act  Yes – 24,358  No – 7,714  Passed 68% to 32%

Watertown  2012 Election Results

Obama:  11,878   71%
Romney: 4,516   27% 

Warren: 10,773  64%
Brown:  5,938      36%

Question #1  Yes – 12,705  No – 1,666   Passed 88% to 12%
Question #2  Yes – 8,821  No – 7,080     Passed 55% to 45%
Question #3  Yes – 10,884  No – 4,921   Passed 69% to 31%

Categories: Living Here
Tags: Voting

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