Clinton Township Supports Obama, Rejects 5 of 6 State Ballot Proposals

Voter turnout in Clinton Township may have been lower Tuesday than it was four years ago, but those who did take part gave President Barack Obama the lead over Gov. Mitt Romney.

With Clinton Township residents casting a total of 47,885 votes for president Nov. 6, Obama won 53.6 percent of the township vote, or roughly 4,300 more votes than Romney, according to the Macomb County clerk.

The race in Clinton Township wasn't quite as close in 2008, with 6,589 votes separating Obama from Sen. John McCain.

And though voter turnout for the 2012 election was 3.2 percent lower than in 2008, only 18 of the township’s 46 precincts recorded less than 1,000 voters. This includes 14,531 absentee votes.

Macomb County as a whole went to Obama, who won 51.6 percent of the vote. With the help of Michigan's 16 electoral votes, the president secured a second term in the White House.

How did Clinton Township vote on statewide ballot proposals?

With the exception of Proposal 1 (the emergency manager law), which Clinton Township passed by more than 1,700 votes, upwards of 24,000 residents rejected proposals two through six.

Michigan voters ultimately rejected all six ballot proposals.