Presidential election
| Obama | McCain | |
| San Bernardino | 51.6% | 46.5% |
| Riverside | 50.8% | 47.6% |
| California | 60.9% | 37.3% |
I was surprised that the Inland Empire vote went to Obama; this feels like a very red part of a very blue state.
Proposition 8
| Yes | No | |
| San Bernardino | 67.1% | 32.9% |
| Riverside | 64.3% | 35.7% |
| California | 52.3% | 47.7% |
Prop 8, to ban gay marriages was by far the most controversial item on the ballot; we had two Non on 8 signs stolen from our front lawn, although our Obama-Biden signs weren’t touched. The disproportionately strong Yes (anti-gay) vote in the Inland Empire helped the measure pass in the state as a whole.
Voter Turnout
| San Bernardino | 57.2% |
| Riverside | 50.1% |
| California | 65.2% |
The low voter turnout is a surprise to me; and why Riverside so much lower than San Bernardino?
[source: California Secretary of State]