Politics & Government

Who Did Strongsville Pick for President?

One candidate carried all but 5 precincts

 

Republican challenger Mitt Romney won Strongsville, snaring about 52 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

Obama lost citywide -- President Barack Obama lost in all four of Strongsville's wards, although the margin was narrow -- 2,842 to 2692 -- in Ward 1.

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Romney lost in a few neighborhoods -- Romney failed to carry only five precincts in Strongsville, losing in 1B, 1E, 1H and 3D. In Precinct 4A, the vote was tied, 275 to 275.

Big turnout -- About 80 percent of Strongsville's 32,142 registered voters cast ballots in the Presidential election.

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Write-ins -- Results show 36 Strongsville voters wrote in a candidate for president, but they don't specify who. Another 304 cast ballots for a minor-party candidate.

Strongsville doesn't speak for the region -- Obama took Ohio and garnered 68.7 percent of the vote in Cuyahoga County.

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