Woman 2 Woman with Wanda Carter: Political Education 2: What Is A Precinct?

The United States is divided into states, cities, suburban townships, wards and precincts. A precinct is an area of town marked off for official purposes, often to vote, or to organize the police force. When a cop hears of a crime that's happening in her precinct, she knows to hop in her car and head over there. A voting precinct is one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place. When you look at the election returns on election night, the newscaster will tell you how many "precincts" have reported their voting totals. In an election for Mayor of a city, candidates seek to win the majority vote in each precinct. Today's guest, political analyst Lionel Nixon, shares his insight on the strategies necessary for a candidate to win in a local election, based on eligible voters in each precinct.