▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 7 2 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 3 , 2 2 3 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁with ▁ 2 6 . 8 % ▁( 1 , 1 9 5 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 0 . 8 % ▁( 3 5 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 4 , 4 9 4 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁ 7 , 1 9 6 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁( 4 1 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁spo iled ), ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 6 2 . 5 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 6 7 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 3 , 1 7 2 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁John ▁McC ain ▁with ▁ 3 1 . 7 % ▁( 1 , 5 0 0 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁( 3 1 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 4 , 7 2 7 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁ 7 , 0 1 9 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 6 7 . 3 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁received ▁ 5 7 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 2 , 6 5 8 ▁ball ots ▁cast ), ▁out pol ling ▁Republican