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1 Nov, 9 tweets, 5 min read

Boston is on the brink of history.

Ahead of the mayoral election, Globe reporters fanned out to six neighborhoods across the city that help illustrate where and how Boston’s political ideologies and power structures have shifted over the last decade. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

The Sept. 14 preliminary results help tell the story of a divided city.

In one Mattapan precinct, Annissa Essaibi George claimed just 3 percent of the vote. In another, a few miles east in Dorchester, she got over 80 percent. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

Dorchester’s Ward 16, Precinct 12 is among Boston’s whitest and most conservative pockets.

It’s also home to Florian Hall, home of the firefighters union that has backed Essaibi George, considered a more moderate candidate and the underdog of the race. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

In East Boston, some believe it’s time “to change things up from the old guard.”

The neighborhood has long been defined by Boston’s Italian-American community. Immigrants still settle here, but these days they are from Arab or Latino communities. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

Once a bastion of traditionalist power in politics, it’s now represented by Liz Breadon, the first openly gay woman to serve on the council. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

Ward 18, which includes Hyde Park and large sections of Mattapan and Roslindale, “went from working-class, blue-collar, white workers to working-class, blue-collar, Black and Latino workers.”

As Councilor Ricardo Arroyo puts it, “You can’t ignore it.” apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

This election will test Chinatown’s political clout. More politicians now court this voter-rich precinct than in years prior, said Angie Liou, executive director of the Asian Community Development Corporation. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

At the Holy Name rotary in West Roxbury, dueling pro-police and Black Lives Matter protests showcased clashing passions in a neighborhood that’s home to a high concentration of police officers — but that’s also attracting more progressive newcomers. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

Together, these are six neighborhoods to watch on election night, as Boston gears up for a battle between old and new. #bospoli apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/politics…

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