Tidbits from the ST3 Results
Maps by Oran and the Seattle Times
Any of you who saw the Seattle Times ST3 precinct map saw a very similar map to 2008, with North/Central Seattle and Downtown Tacoma doing the heavy lifting for passage. Seattle carried King County, and King County carried the region. More people voted Yes on ST3 in King County than voted at all in Snohomish and Pierce combined, easily outnumbering the 56% 'Reject' majority in Pierce County.
So I thought it'd be fun to offer nearly meaningless trivia for comment fodder, drilling down to the micro level and see which precincts voted most strongly for or against the measure. (These are election night results, but the final totals would be similar).
Top 5 'Approve' Precincts in Seattle:
- 37-3694 (Pioneer Square - north of King Street Station) - 98% Approve
- 43-2543 (Capitol Hill - Summit) - 95%
- 43-2853 (Capitol Hill - Pike/Pine) - 93%
- 43-1858 (Capitol Hill - Hilltop) - 93%
- 43-1867 (Capitol Hill - Pike/Pine) - 92%
Top 5 'Reject' Precincts in Seattle:
- 34-1543 (West Seattle - Arbor Heights) - 61% Reject
- 43-1992 (Broadmoor) - 60%
- 34-1443 (West Seattle - Genesee Hill) - 60%
- 37-1574 (Rainier View) - 59%
- 37-1631 (Seward Park) - 59%
Top 5 'Reject' Precincts in King County (some of these are tiny):
- Squak Mountain (Issaquah) - 100% Reject
- McDivitt (Unincorporated King County - near VMAC) - 93%
- Tanner (Renton Highlands) - 80%
- Auburn 31-0063 - 75%
- Jovita (Edgewood) - 73%
Votes by Legislative District within Seattle:
- District 11 - 67% Approve
- District 32 - 61% Approve
- District 34 - 62% Approve
- District 36 - 69% Approve
- District 37 - 71% Approve
- District 43 - 78% Approve
- District 46 - 66% Approve