Richmond's casino vote reveals racial and geographic divide

Support for Richmond's casino referendum remained starkly divided by race and geography this year.

Driving the news: The city registrar released a full tally of votes by precinct this week, including in-person early ballots, which were excluded from election-night analyses.

Between the lines: As in 2021, support was stronger in precincts closest to the proposed south Richmond project and in precincts with more Black voters, per an Axios analysis.

Yes, but: Overall support for the project fell over the last two years in nearly every precinct across the city.

Zoom in: Opposition was strongest in two precincts in the Fan and Museum District, where only 14% and 15% of voters said yes.

• The project won the biggest share of votes in two public housing communities, Gilpin Court and Mosby Court, where 88% and 83% of voters supported it.