▁the ▁ 5 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 2 5 5 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Wood bury ▁He ights , ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 4 3 ▁( 3 7 . 4 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats , ▁ 3 9 7 ▁( 1 7 . 6 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 1 1 ▁( 4 4 . 8 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Un aff ili ated . ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 ▁vot ers ▁registered ▁to ▁other ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 5 6 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 9 4 6 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁with ▁ 4 2 . 2 % ▁( 7 0 2 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 0 . 9 % ▁( 1 5 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 6 7 3 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 2 , 2 7 5 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁( 1 0 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁spo iled ), ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 7 3 . 5 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 5 4 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 9 9