 In addition to being Evanston's first African-American, Democratic, and longest-serving mayor, she is also notable for spearheading the desegregation of Evanston's public schools as a teacher and school principal.In the 2012 presidential election, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama won 85% of Evanston's vote, compared to 13% for Republican challenger Mitt Romney.In the 2016 Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton received 54% of the votes of Evanston Democrats to Bernie Sanders' 45%.