In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.3% of the vote (339 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 23.9% (109 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (8 votes), among the 458 ballots cast by the borough's 626 registered voters (2 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.2%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.3% of the vote (354 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 26.8% (137 votes) and other candidates with 2.2% (11 votes), among the 511 ballots cast by the borough's 649 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.7%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 68.4% of the vote (342 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 29.4% (147 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (9 votes), among the 500 ballots cast by the borough's 635 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.7.