Pennsylvania
Heavily White Precincts
2010 Population: 9706224 (76.4% of Population)
VAP 7629703 (78.6%)
2008 Results
McCain 2412436 (50.9)
Obama 2269429 (47.9)
Other 54222 (1.1)
% Turnout: 48.8
% of Electorate: 79
Mixed Race Precincts
2010 Population: 2398578 (47.8% White, 24.7 Black, 18 Hispanic)
18.9% of Population
VAP 1844473 (76.9%)
2008 Results
Obama 695450 (74%)
McCain 236217 (25%)
Other 8200 (.9)
% Turnout: 51
% of Electorate: 15.7
Heavily Black Precincts:
2010 Population: 558453 (4.4% of Population)
VAP 409926 (73.4%)
2008 Results
Obama 297859 (98.1)
McCain 5436 (1.8%)
Other 417 (.1)
% Turnout: 74.1
% of Electorate: 5.1
Heavily Hispanic Precincts
2010 Population: 39124 (.3% of Population)
VAP 26122 (76.8%)
2008 Results
Obama 12868 (92)
McCain 1080 (7.7)
Other 35 (.3)
% Turnout: 53.5
% of Electorate: .2
Like IL it would be interesting to compare the white precincts in suburban Philly with the ones in the rest of state. In IL the Chicago area white precincts were more Obama than average, and I suspect the same is true in Philly.
It was true in white suburban zones in big metro areas north of the Mason Dixon line across the nation, albeit more muted in Milwaukee and the Twin Cities, and not there at all in Pittsburgh. The swing was massive in my hood - about 11 points or so.
