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