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