Kerry Captured 90 Percent of Berkeley Vote

[The Straight Story]

Kerry Captured 90 Percent of Berkeley Vote By ROB WRENN
Special to the Planet (12-07-04)

John Kerry won 90 percent of the votes cast for president in Berkeley, while George Bush won the support of only 6.6 percent of Berkeley’s voters.

Kerry received 54,409 votes, the highest number received by a Democratic presidential candidate in Berkeley in at least the last 30 years.

While final certified results are not available in every state yet, it appears that Berkeley ranks number three among cities with populations of 100,000 or more nationwide in the percentage of votes cast for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. Among these larger cities, only Detroit, Michigan and Gary, Indiana (population: 102,746) provided higher percentages for Kerry.

Kerry won 94 percent of the vote in Detroit and 92 percent in Gary, Indiana. Over 80 percent of the population in both cities is African-American. A major exit poll found that nationally, 88 percent of African-Americans voted for Kerry. In its support for Kerry, Berkeley edged out Washington D.C., another city with a large African-American population, where 89 percent voted for Kerry.

Among cities with a majority of white residents, there is no question that Berkeley ranks number one in the nation in support for Kerry.


http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=12-07-04&storyID=20239

[Waistdeep]

1. I miss Berkeley

The only place on the planet where I feel like a moderate.

[bobbieinok]

2. info based on EXIT POLLS!!!!! didn't get message EXIT POLLS Wrong

[Waistdeep]

3. You're probably right

That 6.6% for Bush was probably some lefties pulling the leg of the exit pollster. Seems way too high for Berkeley. :hippie: