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