Barack Obama received 5,145 votes in Rapides Parish or 59% of the vote compared with Hillary Clinton’s 2,866 votes or 33%.

Compare that to Mike Huckabee’s victory and the Republican turn-out in Rapides Parish.

Huckabee received 1,808 votes in Rapides Parish or 49% of the vote, compared with John McCain’s 1364 votes or 37% of the vote.

70% of the people who showed up to vote today in Rapides Parish were registered Democrats.

Total voter turn-out in Rapides Parish:

Republicans: 3,708

Democrats: 8,708

5,000 more Democrats than Republicans in Rapides Parish.

In other news, Wayne McCullen was re-elected Mayor of Natchitoches:

Mayor, City of Natchitoches

  • 23 of 23 precincts reporting
  • 1,811 39% William Hymes, D –
  • 2,809 61% H. Wayne McCullen, D –

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