King and Snohomish county voters followed the majority of the rest of the country in helping put the first African-American in the White House.

In King County as of Nov. 6, Barack Obama was earning 71.26 percent of the vote compared to John McCain’s 27.16 percent. In Snohomish, the numbers were 60.37 percent in favor of Obama, with McCain earning 37.51 percent. Voter turnouts in both counties were high, with some 45.35 percent of registered voters in King County casting ballots. In Snohomish County, the numbers were even larger, with about 52.07 percent of registered voters sending in ballots.