Background: Volusia County becomes Spring Break capital of the world, with
Daytona Beach drawing hundreds of thousands of people every spring. Of
428,450 residents, more than 85 percent are white, more than 9 percent black
and more than 5 percent are Hispanic. The median age is almost 40, and the
per capita income is $16,991.
By the numbers: 428,450 residents, with 245,709 registered voters. Of those,
113,668 are Democrats and 98,962 Republicans. There are 4,206 voters with
minor parties and 28,873 with no party affiliation.
Past elections: Supported former President Bush in 1988, but backed Clinton
in 1992 and 1996.
Vote counters: Postponed the recount until Sunday because the process of
counting the write-ins had taken too long. They had been counting write-ins
since 10 a.m. Saturday and had counted for about three hours on Friday.
Canvassing Board: One Democrat, two Republicans. |
