In Severn's Precinct 18, this is what people think of Republicans:

"I just think Republicans are snooty," Kyra Nichols said. "They're all for the rich."

"Bush scared me," Tonja Younger said. "I didn't want any more Republicans in there. (Hurricane) Katrina really got me - all these people suffering, and then (Bush) is flying over."

In the 2008 presidential election, this slice of west county was the "bluest" of 189 voting precincts in Anne Arundel County. More than 88 percent of voters here cast ballots for Barack Obama, while just 11 percent voted for John...