▁registered ▁as ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁ 6 , 9 5 1 ▁( 5 1 . 3 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Un aff ili ated . ▁There ▁were ▁ 7 ▁vot ers ▁registered ▁to ▁other ▁parties . ▁Among ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census ▁population , ▁ 6 7 . 6 % ▁( vs . ▁ 6 3 . 2 % ▁in ▁Ocean ▁County ) ▁were ▁registered ▁to ▁vote , ▁including ▁ 8 4 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁ages ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over ▁( vs . ▁ 8 2 . 6 % ▁count yw ide ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁received ▁ 6 4 . 9 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 6 , 7 0 0 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁with ▁ 3 0 . 8 8 % ▁( 3 , 1 8 4 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 4 . 1 5 % ▁( 4 2 8 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 4 1 7 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁ 1 4 , 6 3 3 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁( 1 0 5 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁spo iled ), ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 7 1 . 1 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁received ▁ 5 7 . 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 5 ,