▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁general ▁elections . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Hudson ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Ch osen ▁Free hold ers ▁District ▁ 5 ▁compr ises ▁Hob oken ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁He ights ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City ▁and ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Rom ano . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 , 5 3 2 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Hob oken , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 4 , 3 8 5 ▁( 4 0 . 5 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats , ▁ 3 , 8 8 1 ▁( 1 0 . 9 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁ 1 7 , 2 1 8 ▁( 4 8 . 5 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Un aff ili ated . ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 8 ▁vot ers ▁registered ▁to ▁other ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁received ▁ 6 6 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁( 1 4 , 4 4 3 ▁cast ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Republican ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁with ▁ 3 2 . 4 % ▁( 7 , 0 7 8 ▁votes ), ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 . 5 % ▁( 3 2 5 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 2 , 0 1 8 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁city '