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.

The shadow of last week’s hurricane hung over Election Day in Brooklyn, as voters in areas hit hardest by the storm headed to the polls today.

Throughout the U.S., lower-income voters tend to favor President Barack Obama’s re-election. But in Brooklyn, one of the borough’s poorer neighborhoods is also one of those most likely to vote Tuesday for Republican Mitt Romney.

Marital Status: Single, no children

Neighborhood: Midwood

How Long He’s Lived in Brooklyn: Since 2002

Party Affiliation: Republican

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

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.

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.