Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and a pub in Dublin yesterday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary.
The voting will determine who gets the 11 votes allocated to Democrats Abroad at the Democratic National Convention in August. The group is allowing online voting - a first for voters overseas - that will continue for one week.
Republicans, meanwhile, made their Super Tuesday choices known through absentee ballots and predicted their party would unite behind whomever is nominated and keep control of the White House.
Most Democrats abroad focused on the razor's edge contest between Clinton and Obama.
Americans voting overseas on Super Tuesday said they were particularly influenced by the candidates' foreign policy credentials. Democrats said they wanted a president who would steer the US away from the Bush administration's foreign policies, which have alienated many allies.
Turnout for the Democrats Abroad primary was expected to be high and results will be announced later this month.
Voters who cast their ballot online went to the www.votefromabroad.org website to request an online ballot. There, information such as the voter's former stateside address was requested. Once authenticated, the voter received a pin or ballot number.
Republicans Abroad did not have live or online voting. Republicans Abroad UK chairman Miki Bowman conceded the Democrats seem more energized now but predicted this would change after the candidates are chosen.
US voters who want to vote in the primaries of their home states may do so by absentee ballot, with the deadline for voting varying from state to state. For most Super Tuesday primary states, the deadline was yesterday.