Voters in Dorchester and Mattapan voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton, for legalized marijuana, for a surcharge on property taxes, and to keep a lid on charter schools in an election that saw a large turnout across city neighborhoods that exceeded the last presidential election in 2012.

Clinton was upset by Republican nominee Donald J. Trump, a New York real estate tycoon, who notched surprising victories in Pennsylvania and the Midwest to propel him to national victory and the presidency.

With Trump on track to collect at least 276 electoral votes, Clinton called him to concede at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The victor took to the stage in his home state of New York, which he lost by 21 points, and addressed the nation shortly afterward.

Trump struck a conciliatory tone. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division. We have to get together,” he said. “To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, it is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans - and this is so important to me.”

Late Wednesday morning, Clinton said she shared her supporters’ disappointment, but hoped Trump would work to be a strong president for the country.

“This is not the outcome we wanted or worked so hard for,” she said, “and I’m sorry we did not win this election for the values we share or the vision we hold for our country. But I feel pride and gratitude for this wonderful campaign that we bit together. … You represent the best of America, and being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life.”

The country is more deeply divided than many realized, Clinton added, but the electorate must look to the future, she said. “Donald Trump will be our next president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.”

President Obama reacted on Wednesday, telling the country to remember that we “are all on the same team” and characterized politics as an “intramural scrimmage. He said that he was encouraged by the conversation that he had with Trump at 3:30 a.m. and that he hopes he maintains that spirit.

The president said that he was proud of Hillary Clinton, calling her a historic figure. He said he told his team to “keep their heads” up and he reminded them that they should be proud of all that they have accomplished during his presidency.

In promising the president-elect a smooth transition, Obama also asked the country to move forward with the presumption of good faith in fellow citizens, adding that those who are disappointed should not give up on their dreams.

To the young voters feeling disappointment and despair, the president advised, “Don’t get cynical. ... fighting for what’s right is worth it.”

Back in Massachusetts, Dorchester and Mattapan were Clinton country, no question.The former US Secretary of State cruised to a lopsided win in Boston, with more than 80 percent of the citywide vote in her column, according to unofficial City Hall results. In parts of Dorchester and Mattapan, the margin was even more pronounced in Clinton’s favor.Trump came closest to nudging Clinton from the top spot in one of the two Florian Hall precincts (16-12) in Neponset, where Clinton bested her GOP opponent 450-411. The other Florian precinct (16-11, Cedar Grove) tipped to Clinton far more dramatically, 743-290.Trump was competitive at the Kenny School near Adams Corner, where voters chose John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. But, this time, Clinton topped Trump in 16-9 by 577 to 463.At the Adams Street Library (16-8), it was Clinton over Trump, 736-241.In the Lower Mills double precinct, (17-13/14) Mattapan and Dorchester voters combined to deliver a lopsided win for Clinton, 1,581-247.

Turnout was relatively heavy at Dorchester polling stations, particularly in the morning and evening rush. As of 6 p.m., city officials say that more than half of Boston’s registered voters— 54.7 percent— had cast their ballots. By evening, Florian Hall’s 16-12 precinct in Neponset could boast the highest percentage turnout in the neighborhood at 73 percent. Codman Square Apartments posted the highest percentage turnout in the neighborhood—as of 6 p.m.— with more than 70 percent by early evening.

In Savin Hill, the bellwether 13-10 precinct, Clinton supporters outmatched Trump, 897-302. Cristo Rey School churned out the largest number of voters for a single precinct in Dorchester with 1,264 as of 6 p.m. The Sarah Greenwood School near Franklin Park was next with 1,211 and the Henderson School on Dot Ave. followed with 1,109.

Question 1, which would have permitted an additional slots parlor, and the controversial Question 2, which would have allowed the state to raise the cap on charter schools, were defeated.

“The election results show that the majority of voters agree that it is financially irresponsible to increase the number of charter schools in our state without identifying a steady stream of funding to cover the cost,” Mayor Martin Walsh said in a statement Wednesday. “Boston has the best charter schools and the best district schools of any major city in the nation, and I look forward to our important work ahead in continuing to improve our schools.”

Bostonians voted in synch with the neighbors outside the city on four statewide ballot questions. On Question 1, Boston came down strongly against the idea by a margin of 62-37, nearly mirroring the statewide result.

On the question of expanding charter schools, the city was more decidedly against it— and indeed helped drive the Q. 2 defeat with a margin of 61-38.

Eighty percent of city residents voted to mandate more humane caging of farm animals, a measure that also passed muster across the state with 77 percent.

On the question of legalizing adult use of marijuana, the question carried by 62-37 in Boston, while the state result was closer, 53-26, according to unofficial results.

Many of the state’s elected Democrats camped out at the the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel on Tuesday night, awaiting results with the successful “No on 2” coalition.

With Massachusetts a certain electoral victory for Clinton, some prominent local politicians took their energy and campaign experience to some of the major swing states during the last week of the election, hoping to grind out wins for the Democratic nominee.

Mayor Walsh knocked on doors this past weekend and on Election Day in New Hampshire. State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry flew down to Florida, where she worked to mobilize the substantial Haitian community to vote for Clinton. She made phone calls and led canvassing in Little Haiti. On Sunday, she was invited up to the podium to address a Haitian congregation following Mass to encourage the parish to vote.

“We were down there for three days. I wish we had gone down sooner,” Forry said from the Fairmount hotel on Tuesday, with a Florida win a near-impossibility for Clinton that would soon be called for Trump with 49 to Clinton’s 48 percent.

“I’ve gotta say, the three days we were down there in Little Haiti, working with the Haitian community, people were excited,” she said. “Because folks recognized that, you know what, with everything the GOP nominee said, that this vote is important for them, and for their families here.”

As to the immigration issue, Walsh said Wednesday, “I am not letting anybody change the policies in the city of Boston.”

City Councillor-At-Large Ayanna Pressley went to Georgia last Saturday as a Clinton campaign surrogate in an attempt to turn a historically red state blue.

Fifteen minutes before the polls closed in Georgia on Tuesday, Pressley stressed that Georgia was still a state to watch, pointing to unprecedented early voting turnout and campaign field work. “It looks good on the ground. It is exciting to be on the precipice of turning Georgia blue,” Pressley said.

In the end, Trump took 51 percent of the Georgia vote, topping Clinton by over 200,000 votes.
Some local officials stayed out of the presidential campaign this cycle. Most notably, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has stated that he will leave it blank when asked for whom he would vote for president.

Said Mayor Walsh: “I’m going to let the governor handle what he has to do. I think that the Republican Party has had a lot of turmoil on their side this year.”

Walsh said he was happy that Baker was not supporting Trump, adding, “Trump has not displayed any kind of leadership qualities in the way that he has conducted himself.”

After the race was called Wednesday morning, Baker released a statement: “The people of Massachusetts deserve a federal government that works collaboratively to solve our nation’s problems and it is my hope that President-elect Donald Trump works quickly to unite our country after a divisive election. Our administration is eager to partner with the next administration to tackle the most pressing issues for our state, region and country.”