Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity.

From Christ Good Shepard, 1000 N. Winton Road:

"This is probably the most phenomenal election that we're going to ever have in this country. So this was the year if, you never voted before, you needed to come out and make your opinion known." Barbara Jones

"They've been openly discriminatory and using bigotry as a way to get their voters energized, and that really angers me." Larry Ploscowe, on the McCain-Palin ticket.

"Spend the money on the kids. Spend it." Bridget Carroll, Obama voter who wants more money for education.

"I think the issue, of course, is the economy. I think all of us are feeling that. I'm a retiree and I thought I was going to retire and live well. I'm not so sure about that yet. That's what really brought me out." Barbara Jones

BrightonTown Hall:

"C'mon, we've already seen what that bunch is about." Phyllis McKinzie, former Obama worker, on McCain-Palin.

"I think there's going to be a big anti-incumbency vote today regardless of the party the officeholder's in." Mark Costello

"It's a big job and he'd better do it right." Phyllis McKinzie, Obama supporter.

PollingCenter at 256 Thurston Road:

"I think he kind of to me is a good visual reminder that our country is made up of diverse persons. I think that, too, represents a new day for us." the Rev. Adrienne Phillips, on Obama.

"I've voted here for 15 years and I've never seen it so busy. Often when I come, there's maybe two people inside. But not this year." Maeve Cullinane

"Right now, we are only a service country. We hardly manufacture anything that people want to buy anymore. And how long before the Chinese and the Japanese stop backing us financially?" Mickey Holland

"You can no longer afford to believe that your vote doesn't count. Every vote counts. So if I get out and vote, my children will know that they need to get out and vote, too." Sonia Holland

"The person's race doesn't matter - black, white, Hispanic, Asian - we can all have a goal of what we want America to be. And I just feel that I should do my part. A lot of black people died so I can have this right. I don't think of it as a privilege. It's really an honor for me to vote." Sam Kendrick, first-time voter