Bluffton Dems pick Sanders; GOP go for Kasich
March 15 precinct results reveal interesting trends of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township voters.
For example, if Bluffton voters for president had their way it would be Kasich versus Sanders in November. If Richland Township voters had their way it would be a toss up between Clinton and Sanders versus Kasich. If Beaverdam voters had their way it would be a Clinton-Sanders toss up versus Trump.
School district voters were in near total agreement on the school levy and library levy, with each passing in the 70 percentile figure.
Here's the local precinct votes in races of interest. For the entire Allen County precinct results CLICK HERE.
Bluffton Public Library’s renewal levy passed by a 73 percent margin with 1,651 yes votes and 616 no votes. Here is the precinct breakdown:
Precinct Yes No
Monroe East 85 80
Beaverdam 38 49
Bluffton A 408 73
Bluffton B 348 60
Bluffton C 310 87
Richland A 215 150
Richland B 247 117
Bluffton school renewal levy passed by a 71 percent margin with 1,610 yes votes and 658 no votes. Here is the precinct breakdown:
Precinct Yes No
Monroe East 86 79
Beaverdam 31 56
Bluffton A 406 76
Bluffton B 338 70
Bluffton C 295 101
Richland A 207 159
Richland B 247 117
Democrat Clinton Sanders
Beaverdam 6 8
Bluffton A 72 59
Bluffton B 49 89
Bluffton C 29 50
Bluffton total 150 198
Richland A 34 24
Richland B 21 29
Richland total 55 53
Republican Cruz Kasich Rubio Trump
Beaverdam 12 27 3 28
Bluffton A 60 198 10 69
Bluffton B 70 121 4 58
Bluffton C 61 158 7 83
Bluffton total 191 477 21 210
Richland A 56 154 3 83
Richland B 71 174 7 70
Richland total 127 328 10 153
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