 In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,646 votes here (58.7% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,746 votes (38.7% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 46 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,508 ballots cast by the borough's 6,906 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,650 votes here (58.6% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,830 votes (40.4% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 22 votes (0.5% vs. 0.7%), among the 4,525 ballots cast by the borough's 7,033 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.3% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 50.6% of the vote (919 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 47.6% (864 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (33 votes), among the 1,878 ballots cast by the borough's 6,473 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 29.0%.