0 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁John ▁McC ain ▁with ▁ 4 2 . 4 % ▁( 7 6 8 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁( 3 3 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 8 1 1 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 2 , 3 0 4 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 7 8 . 6 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁received ▁ 5 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 9 0 6 ▁ball ots ▁cast ), ▁out pol ling ▁Republican ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁with ▁ 4 7 . 2 % ▁( 8 3 0 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 0 . 8 % ▁( 1 7 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 7 6 0 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 2 , 2 3 9 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁percentage ▁of ▁ 7 8 . 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁received ▁ 6 1 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 6 2 5 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Barbara ▁Bu ono ▁with ▁ 3 6 . 6 % ▁( 3 7 1 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 . 7 % ▁( 1 7 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1