Watch Simcha Felder’s victory speech.

As Democratic President Barack Obama swept to a re-election victory Tuesday night, Brooklyn voters sent a Republican and a conservative Democrat to Albany to represent their newly drawn Senate districts.

Most sixteen year olds spend summer vacation driving their first cars and their parents crazy. Ahsan Ali, 16, is not your average teenager.

Occupation: Teacher for Hebrew Studies at Tuoro College, Brooklyn

Neighborhood: Midwood

Who is he going to vote for in the presidential elections: Isn’t this supposed to be confidential?

President Barack Obama and the former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had their first presidential debate tonight in University of Denver, covering all the main domestic issues including jobs, economy, health care and the role of federal government. Brooklyn residents gathered in Longbow Pub in Bay Ridge to view the debate and share their views.

By Anna Goldenberg

The Financial Times writes that Romney was a more engaged and aggressive debater than Obama, but that the Republican might have opened up problems for himself by pushing his tax plan without providing much detail.

While the candidates disagreed over policies to boost the economy, Obama and Romney were respectful, and largely agreed over the issues of improving education, protecting Social Security and increasing energy production in the U.S., the Wall Street Journalwrites.

Orthodox Judaism influences the political thinking of both Moshe Friedman, 43, and Joseph Hayon, 34, two citizens of District 17. Although steeped in common values, the two men will nevertheless vote for different presidential candidates.

Jewish residents comprise roughly two thirds of the population in Brooklyn’s newly formed District 17, making U.S policy towards Israel a huge issue for many voters. Two of the district’s Jewish voters – one secular Jew, one orthodox – illustrate what happens when faith and politics meet.

The Republican Party typically has a strong hold on the conservative neighborhood of Midwood. But that may not prove true in 2012, as the neighborhood’s voters remain split on which presidential candidate is best, and why.

Age: 60+

Occupation: writer

Neighborhood: Bay Ridge

How Long She’s Lived in Brooklyn: 15 years

Party affiliation: Independent

Who is she going to vote for: Mitt Romney.

By Chenjie Ding BROOKLYN, NY–Though Mitt Romney is struggling with the “gaffe” of saying 47% of American voters are dependent upon government, President Obama still finds it hard to breathe easy: recent polls show the candidates each attract support from 46% of voters nationwide. Recently, Republicans attacked a videotape, recorded in 1998, in which then-state  Read more »