With the dust settled, almost, on Roanoke’s mayoral and City Council elections, newly available data provide a closer look at where the city’s next leaders found their support.

More than half of voters cast their ballots early this year, either by mail or in person at the registrar’s office. With early vote now tabulated back to voters’ home precincts, The Rambler commissioned maps that show how well candidates performed across Roanoke’s diverse neighborhoods.

Among the data's findings:

• In the race for mayor, Republican David Bowers won the most precincts, with nine, while Democrat Joe Cobb clinched six precincts in predominantly white and Democrat-leaning Southwest Roanoke. Independent Stephanie Moon Reynolds was the favorite in five Northwest Roanoke precincts, which skew predominantly Black and Democratic.
• For City Council, Democrat Terry McGuire took first place in the same precincts as Cobb, as well as Southeast, the first Democrat to take the Republican-leaning precinct since local elections moved to November in 2020. Democrat Phazhon Nash took first in precincts that Moon Reynolds swept, as well as Summit Hill, which went for Bowers.
• Independent Evelyn Powers and Democrat Benjamin Woods split the vote in Democrat-leaning precincts. Powers proved voters’ third choice mostly in Northwest precincts while Woods came third in Southwest precincts.
• Republican Nick Hagen improved on his 2022 Council race performance overall, taking Williamson Road while losing Southeast. Republican Jim Garrett found votes in precincts along the city’s edge, while independent Cathy Reynolds failed to muster enough support to land in the top three for any precinct.