Ocean Beach and Point Loma Voted Overwhelmingly for Clinton in Presidential Race

Here is a map of the 2016 Presidential race for Ocean Beach and Point Loma. (Go here for the overall inter-active map that displays the results of individual precincts.)

Usually OB goes a deep blue in elections, but it is unusual for Point Loma voters to vote Democratic – yet that is what happened.

Here are the sample precinct totals –

The large precinct in northwest OB (#235000) voted over 69% for Clinton and 21% for Trump, with 10% other, for a total of 454 votes cast. (This may not be a total-total as votes are still being counted.)

Precinct # 235300 – right smack in the middle of north OB that includes lower Newport Avenue – voted 75% for Hillary and only 17% for Trump and about 8% “other”. 347 voters cast ballots in the precinct.

Even in south OB, voters went for Clinton in wide margins. Take Precinct #23600 which borders Point Loma Avenue – it went 70% vs 22%, and 8% other. It had 555 votes cast.

Moving over to La Playa, part of usually-conservative Point Loma, we find in Precinct #331300, the vote was 52% to 43% for Clinton; 5% went other; 649 votes cast.

What’s that red blotch in the middle of Point Loma? Precinct # 327800 in Loma Portal had a very close vote, with 47.5% for Donald Trump and 45.7% for Hillary Clinton, and 6.8% other. A total of 501 ballots were cast.

Over in Midway Old Town area, in Precinct # 240000, just below the San Diego River, Clinton received 67.2%, Trump 25.2%, Other got 7.5%. 638 votes cast.