Annapolis Supported Same-Sex Marriage, DREAM Act
Annapolis supported the president and the DREAM Act even though both lost in Anne Arundel County.
Annapolis voters broke with Anne Arundel County to support President Barack Obama and the DREAM Act, according to complete but unofficial results from the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections.
Annapolitans also supported same-sex marriage and keeping the Congressional district lines as drawn in greater percentages than the county.
Question 4 (DREAM Act)—Annapolis voted to keep the DREAM Act, which provides in-state tuition at state colleges for certain undocumented immigrants, 58 to 42 percent. It contrast, Anne Arundel County rejected the idea with 51 percent of people voting against Question 4.
The measure also passed in Maryland 58 to 42 percent.
The law enjoyed its greatest support in Annapolis from voters at the Eastport Community Center where 70.59 percent of voters said yes. The Bay Area Community Church had the highest percentage of voters in opposition with 54 percent saying no.
Question 5 (Redistricting)—Annapolis and Anne Arundel County both voted against sending the newly drawn Congressional Districts back to the Statehouse. In Annapolis, 57 percent of voters said yes, while in Anne Arundel County 51 percent voted for the lines.
When groups opposed to the lines gathered signatures for the referendum this year, Anne Arundel County had the most of any Maryland County.
Maryland voters opted to keep the current boundry lines by 64 percent.
Question 6 (Civil Unions)—Annapolis supported same-sex marriage by 61 percent, which is higher than both Anne Arundel County and Maryland, which supported the law at 53 percent and 52 percent respectively.
Only two polling places in Annapolis recorded a majority opposing the law: Bay Area Community Church with 52 percent voting no and American Legion Post #7 where 57 percent said no.
Annapolis also voted for President Barack Obama, while the county went narrowly for Republican Mitt Romney.
Breakdown of Voting in Annapolis by polling place:
| Polling Place | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6 |
| Bates Middle School* | 64.05 yes 35.95 no |
50.36 yes 49.64 no |
71.47 yes 28.53 no |
| Germantown Elementary School |
55.84 yes |
45.32 yes 54.68 no |
60.92 yes 39.08 no |
| Mills Parole Elementary School |
67.14 yes |
75.67 yes 24.33 no |
53.78 yes 46.22 no |
| Heritage Baptist Church | 63.99 yes 36.01 no |
69.94 yes 30.06 no |
64.57 yes 35.43 no |
| Annapolis Area Library | 61.63 yes 38.37 no |
66.67 yes 33.33 no |
61.11 yes 38.89 no |
| West Annapolis Elementary School | 60.74 yes 39.26 no |
54.04 yes 45.96 no |
64.76 yes 35.24 no |
| American Legion Post #141 | 68.13 yes 31.87 no |
74.00 yes 26.00 no |
60.34 yes 39.66 no |
| Annapolis Senior High School* | 51.16 yes 48.94 no |
46.80 yes 53.20 no |
52.64 yes 47.36 no |
| American Legion Post #7 | 51.08 yes 48.92 no |
47.85 yes 52.15 no |
42.71 yes 57.29 no |
| Holy Temple Church of God International | 54.74 yes 45.26 no |
64.25 yes 35.75 no |
63.32 yes 36.68 no |
| Rolling Knolls Elementary School | 52.38 yes 47.62 no |
50.13 yes 49.87 no |
60.26 yes 39.74 no |
| Bay Area Community Church | 46.33 yes 53.67 no |
47.17 yes 52.83 no |
47.73 yes 52.27 no |
| Weems Creek Baptist Church | 50.66 yes 49.34 no |
47.34 yes 52.66 no |
53.39 yes 46.61 no |
| St. Philips Episcopal Church | 47.98 yes 52.02 no |
39.01 yes 60.99 no |
50.94 yes 49.06 no |
| Annapolis Middle School* | 52.83 yes 47.18 no |
51.59 yes 48.41 |
59.71 yes 40.29 no |
| Tyler Heights Elementary School | 64.78 yes 35.22 no |
71.32 yes 28.68 no |
60.63 yes 39.37 no |
| Georgetown East Elementary School | 60.28 yes 39.72 no |
62.66 yes 37.34 no |
66.85 yes 33.15 no |
| Eastport Volunteer Fire Hall | 61.13 yes 38.87 no |
59.06 yes 40.94 no |
70.03 yes 29.97 no |
| Salvation Army | 63.36 yes 36.64 no |
61.40 yes 38.60 no |
60.22 yes 39.78 no |
| Eastport Community Center | 70.59 yes 29.41 no |
72.16 yes 27.84 no |
73.18 yes 26.82 no |
| Eastport Elementary School | 59.67 yes 40.33 no |
53.14 yes 46.86 no |
66.35 yes 33.65 no |
| United Church of Christ of Annapolis | 56.64 yes 43.36 no |
56.60 yes 43.40 no |
55.05 yes 44.95 no |
| Bay Ridge Civic Association | 51.33 yes 48.67 no |
47.91 yes 52.09 no |
60.98 yes 39.02 no |
| Hillsmere Elementary School | 64.68 yes 35.32 no |
56.76 yes 43.24 no |
67.94 yes 32.06 no |
| Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library | 52.22 yes 47.78 no |
49.72 yes 50.28 no |
59.67 yes 40.33 no |
| Bay Ridge Christian Church | 61.04 yes 38.96 no |
52.49 yes 47.51 no |
69.57 yes 30.43 no |
| Totals |
58.26 yes |
56.67 yes 43.33 no |
60.70 yes 39.30 no |
*These polling locations drew from multiple precincts and those numbers were averaged.
Editor's Note: These are unofficial totals that do not include provisional ballot and absentee ballots.
