Some of us think we already look this stupid.
N.C.’s recently passed Amendment One is terrible. It prohibits gay and lesbian marriage, and functions as an amendment to the State’s constitution. We already had a damn law here prohibiting gay marriage, so it was a superfluous slap in the face to the LGBT community.
The vote was closer than many of us imagined – 61% For discrimination and 39% against discrimination. As you may imagine, the more rural counties voted ‘for’ it (for restricting marriage to heterosexuals.)
Statistically, one county has to be the most discriminatory. That ‘honor’ goes to Graham county – For: 2313, Against: 290 (88.86%)
Kristy Frey at ‘Out of the Proverbial Closet’ said:
Those 290 nice people in Graham county must live in fear. BTW, that county is named after this Graham and not this one.
[The full breakdown is below the fold.]
Graham, For: 2313, Against: 290 (88.86%)
Robeson, For: 20740, Against: 3311 (86.23%)
Alexander, For: 9513, Against: 1550 (85.99%)
Columbus, For: 10814, Against: 1899 (85.06%)
Bladen, For: 7412, Against: 1489 (83.27%)
Wilkes, For: 15642, Against: 3189 (83.07%)
Mitchell, For: 4773, Against: 978 (82.99%)
McDowell, For: 8276, Against: 1713 (82.85%)
Yadkin, For: 8177, Against: 1740 (82.45%)
Sampson, For: 10691, Against: 2330 (82.11%)
Rutherford, For: 11603, Against: 2708 (81.08%)
Avery, For: 4264, Against: 1007 (80.9%)
Caldwell, For: 15995, Against: 3855 (80.58%)
Stanly, For: 12634, Against: 3056 (80.52%)
Randolph, For: 25068, Against: 6077 (80.49%)
Cleveland, For: 17799, Against: 4406 (80.16%)
Surry, For: 12064, Against: 3331 (78.36%)
Tyrrell, For: 730, Against: 203 (78.24%)
Duplin, For: 7261, Against: 2029 (78.16%)
Cherokee, For: 5020, Against: 1403 (78.16%)
Alleghany, For: 2519, Against: 708 (78.06%)
Stokes, For: 8584, Against: 2457 (77.75%)
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Burke, For: 15201, Against: 4429 (77.44%)
Richmond, For: 7166, Against: 2093 (77.39%)
Lincoln, For: 15268, Against: 4467 (77.37%)
Ashe, For: 6254, Against: 1851 (77.16%)
Gaston, For: 31739, Against: 9652 (76.68%)
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Montgomery, For: 4520, Against: 1387 (76.52%)
Yancey, For: 4753, Against: 1498 (76.04%)
Wayne, For: 17302, Against: 5570 (75.65%)
Macon, For: 6377, Against: 2068 (75.51%)
Rockingham, For: 14745, Against: 4802 (75.43%)
Harnett, For: 14678, Against: 4828 (75.25%)
Chowan, For: 2272, Against: 760 (74.93%)
Davidson, For: 25108, Against: 8557 (74.58%)
Rowan, For: 21489, Against: 7424 (74.32%)
Catawba, For: 25984, Against: 9025 (74.22%)
Clay, For: 1855, Against: 646 (74.17%)
Johnston, For: 23992, Against: 8529 (73.77%)
Gates, For: 1761, Against: 632 (73.59%)
Union, For: 29319, Against: 10583 (73.48%)
Iredell, For: 24910, Against: 9013 (73.43%)
Scotland, For: 4728, Against: 1721 (73.31%)
Bertie, For: 3445, Against: 1267 (73.11%)
Vance, For: 7163, Against: 2646 (73.02%)
Davie, For: 8760, Against: 3274 (72.79%)
Onslow, For: 14425, Against: 5406 (72.74%)
Swain, For: 2136, Against: 801 (72.73%)
Person, For: 6703, Against: 2553 (72.42%)
Greene, For: 3032, Against: 1155 (72.41%)
Haywood, For: 11228, Against: 4319 (72.22%)
Lenoir, For: 8635, Against: 3411 (71.68%)
Nash, For: 17014, Against: 6811 (71.41%)
Jones, For: 1823, Against: 737 (71.21%)
Martin, For: 4079, Against: 1666 (71%)
Beaufort, For: 8282, Against: 3391 (70.95%)
Madison, For: 3822, Against: 1605 (70.43%)
Lee, For: 8306, Against: 3500 (70.35%)
Edgecombe, For: 8359, Against: 3526 (70.33%)
Wilson, For: 13633, Against: 5757 (70.31%)
Hertford, For: 3817, Against: 1627 (70.11%)
Cabarrus, For: 25819, Against: 11070 (69.99%)
Anson, For: 3925, Against: 1716 (69.58%)
Camden, For: 983, Against: 430 (69.57%)
Cumberland, For: 34398, Against: 15071 (69.53%)
**Fort Bragg is here! ^**
Caswell, For: 3388, Against: 1493 (69.41%)
Pender, For: 6712, Against: 3133 (68.18%)
Currituck, For: 2621, Against: 1245 (67.8%)
Halifax, For: 8554, Against: 4070 (67.76%)
Granville, For: 8341, Against: 4022 (67.47%)
Pamlico, For: 2095, Against: 1020 (67.26%)
Henderson, For: 19601, Against: 9976 (66.27%)
Franklin, For: 9515, Against: 4872 (66.14%)
Carteret, For: 11006, Against: 5712 (65.83%)
Perquimans, For: 1679, Against: 894 (65.25%)
Hoke, For: 4366, Against: 2344 (65.07%)
Pasquotank, For: 3456, Against: 1879 (64.78%)
Brunswick, For: 16269, Against: 8904 (64.63%)
Craven, For: 12336, Against: 6812 (64.42%)
Washington, For: 2268, Against: 1261 (64.27%)
Hyde, For: 909, Against: 509 (64.1%)
Alamance, For: 18844, Against: 10580 (64.04%)
Northampton, For: 3282, Against: 1898 (63.36%)
Moore, For: 15124, Against: 8901 (62.95%)
Warren, For: 2942, Against: 1777 (62.34%)
Transylvania, For: 6291, Against: 3853 (62.02%)
Jackson, For: 5706, Against: 3544 (61.69%)
Pitt, For: 18748, Against: 11717 (61.54%)
Polk, For: 3226, Against: 2048 (61.17%)
Forsyth, For: 41772, Against: 37650 (52.59%)
New Hanover, For: 22051, Against: 21853 (50.23%)
Guilford, For: 58520, Against: 58448 (50.03%)
Watauga, For: 7464, Against: 7713 (49.18%)
Dare, For: 3698, Against: 3845 (49.03%)
Buncombe, For: 33702, Against: 35768 (48.51%)
Chatham, For: 9510, Against: 11104 (46.13%)
Mecklenburg, For: 81042, Against: 95844 (45.82%)
Wake, For: 105900, Against: 139020 (43.24%)
**Raleigh is here ^ **
Durham, For: 22359, Against: 51591 (30.24%)
Orange, For: 9597, Against: 35980 (21.06%)
** ‘college town’ Chapel Hill is here ^ **
The Huffington Post had also an in-depth assessment worth reading.
- President Clinton, considered by many to be the most popular political figure in the state, recording a robocall against Amendment 1, which began airing to hundreds of thousands of voters on Sunday, May 6.
- There were significant indications that early voting went in our favor, including the fact that 23 percent of early voters were voting for the first time in their primary, indicating young voters (who were overwhelmingly against Amendment 1).
- A record of ballots (approximately 508,000) were cast during the early voting period, which again was expected to be a boon against Amendment 1, though in reality it indicated higher turnout on both sides of the issue.
- The Campaign to Protect All NC Families outspent Vote for Marriage NC by over $1 million.