▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 9 3 6 ▁votes ▁( 5 2 . 3 % ▁vs . ▁ 5 0 . 4 % ▁count yw ide ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁John ▁McC ain ▁with ▁ 8 2 1 ▁votes ▁( 4 5 . 8 % ▁vs . ▁ 4 6 . 6 %) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁votes ▁( 1 . 1 % ▁vs . ▁ 1 . 6 % ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 7 9 1 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 2 , 3 4 0 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 7 6 . 5 % ▁( vs . ▁ 7 1 . 8 % ▁in ▁S alem ▁County ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁received ▁ 8 1 8 ▁votes ▁( 5 0 . 8 % ▁vs . ▁ 5 2 . 5 % ▁count yw ide ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁with ▁ 7 6 6 ▁votes ▁( 4 7 . 5 % ▁vs . ▁ 4 5 . 9 %) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 7 % ▁vs . ▁ 1 . 0 % ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 6 1 1 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 2 , 2 4 1 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 7