The east/west, rural/urban, Republican/Democratic split of Portage County was far more evident in November’s election results than in those for the propositions voted on last year, according to an analysis of precinct-level voting data.
The strongest divide was in the U.S. presidential election. Voters in Kent and the Village of Hiram voted overwhelmingly for Vice President Kamala Harris, while voters in the county’s eastern townships decisively went for former President Donald Trump. The overall vote was 3.1 percentage points greater for Trump than when he ran in 2020.
Turnout was at 76% of registered voters, similar to 2020’s presidential election, but there were some clear pockets of low turnout.
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