Politics & Government
How Fenway-Kenmore Voted in 2012
Fenway-Kenmore residents came out in large numbers for Obama and Warren.

According to unofficial results released by the city of Boston on Wednesday, voters in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood came out strong for Obama and Warren, and supported all three ballot questions.
Out of the Fenway-Kenmore wards and precincts (Ward 4, Pct. 5-10, Ward 5, Pct. 2), 80.43 percent of voters supported president Barack Obama and 16.57 percent of voters supported Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Green-Rainbow party candidate Jill Stein netted 1.31 percent of the vote and Libertarian candidate Governor Gary Johnson recieved 1.89 percent of the vote.
In the U.S. Senate race, Fenway-Kenmore broke firmly for consumer advocate and democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. Warren won 76.05 percent of the vote, with incumbent Senator Scott Brown netting just 28.33 percent of the vote.
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Although not the final results in the rest of Massachusetts, Fenway-Kenmore residents voted to pass all three ballot questions.
For question 1, known as "Right to Repair," 87.69 percent of Fenway-Kenmore residents voted yes, with 12.30 percent voting no. Support for the question was extremely high in Ward 5, Precinct 2, with 90 percent of voters there supporting the measure.
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Question 2, known as "Assisted Suicide" did not pass in Massachusetts, although if it had been up to South End residents, it would have. "Yes" votes across wards totaled an average of 52.3 percent, while an average of 38.52 percent of residents voted "No."
On Question 3, the legalization of medical marijuana, Fenway-Kenmore residents overwhelmingly supported the measure, with an average of 77.89 percent voting "Yes." Just 22.01 percent of South End residents voted no on question 3.
You can see the full breakdown of ward and precinct results from Fenway-Kenmore here. You can also see how Boston as a whole voted, and how Massachusetts voted.
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