In 2008 Carbon County was one of 13 counties in Pennsylvania to go for Obama. This year we weren’t so fortunate, but we did have a number of blue areas in our red county. The county has 51 precincts, and 20 of them voted for Obama. For you political junkies, here are the 20:
East Side Borough
Jim Thorpe--4 of 5 precincts
Lansford--all 3 precincts
Lehighton--2 of 3 precincts, and the precinct that Obama lost was 318 to 320
Mahoning Township--the Packerton/Jamestown precinct
Nesquehoning--both precincts
Palmerton--the middle and west precincts
Penn Forest--1 of 5
Summit Hill--3 of 4 precincts
Weissport Borough
The precincts won by Obama were all canvassed, some a few times. We need to find a way to get to the rural areas in the county. The five precincts in Penn Forest are especially a problem, since some of them are in gated communities. The part of the county (Beaver Meadows, Weatherly) that is near Hazleton was also heavily Romney.
County Democratic activists and Obama volunteers will be meeting over the next two months to discuss how to increase Democratic registration and turnout. In 2014 and 2016 this county will be dark blue.
Obviously there is a need to do more work in Penn Forest. I believe Weatherly was probably influenced by Romneys visit. Rural areas are more prone to vote republican. It always amazes me when that happens. Those people need more voter information.
ReplyDeleteOn election day canvassing, I came across a couple of very low information voters. One person actually didn't know who they did vote for. Scarey! I wonder if there should be a test to allow people to vote.
We don't want a test. Tests in the past were used as a way to discriminate. On the other hand, I do sometimes despair about the low level of information some voter have.
DeleteI feel that everyone should vote. I just wish people would take at least some time to educate themselves on the candidates and the issues. It just amazes me the way some people just don't have a clue. After all it should be a voters responsibility to do so. I will always preach voter education.
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