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