Editing Liberty County, Texas (section)

==Government and politics==
Liberty County, formerly strongly Democratic like much of the rest of Texas before the mid-20th century, has trended sharply Republican in recent years. As is the case with most rural Texas counties, the Republican margin of victory has largely increased since [[Bill Clinton]] won the county in the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

In the [[2020 United States presidential election]], a little over 80% of the votes in this county were for [[Donald Trump]]. In 2023 the [[Associated Press]] described the county as "a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold".<ref name=LozanoWeber>{{cite web|last1=Lozano|first1=Juan A.|last2=Weber|first2=Paul J.|url=https://apnews.com/article/texas-immigration-colony-ridge-f9fc0b3ed97738adcbb37b1bdf661cf3|title=A Texas neighborhood became a target of the right over immigration. Locals are pushing back|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|25,241|5,952|130|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|23,302|5,785|247|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|18,892|4,862|513|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|17,323|5,202|221|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|15,448|5,991|248|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|14,821|6,780|90|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,458|7,311|308|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,784|6,877|2,112|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,959|7,036|4,344|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,524|8,343|106|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|10,504|6,292|70|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|6,470|6,810|281|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,552|7,086|66|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,111|3,311|10|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|2,746|3,469|3,393|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,884|5,357|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,361|3,902|82|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,129|2,318|56|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,106|3,632|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|735|2,199|983|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|336|2,561|558|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|497|3,458|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|244|2,813|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|247|2,527|22|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,070|918|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|639|1,506|44|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|235|704|86|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|81|584|186|Texas}}

===United States Congress===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Senators'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Name'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Party'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''First Elected'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Level'''
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Senate Class 1
| [[John Cornyn]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2002
| Senior Senator
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Senate Class 2
| [[Ted Cruz]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2012
| Junior Senator
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Representatives'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Name'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Party'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''First Elected'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Area(s) of Liberty County Represented'''
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| District 36
| [[Brian Babin]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2014
| Countywide
|}

===Texas Legislature===

====Texas Senate====
* '''District 3:''' [[Robert Nichols (Texas politician)|Robert Nichols]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])- first elected in 2006

====Texas House of Representatives====
'''District 18:''' [[Ernest Bailes]] (R) - first elected in 2016

===Liberty County elected officials===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Official
! Party
|-
| County Judge
| Jay Knight
| Republican
|-
| County Commissioner Precinct 1
| Bruce Karbowski
| Republican
|-
| County Commissioner Precinct 2
| Greg Arthur
| Republican
|-
| County Commissioner Precinct 3
| David Whitmire
| Republican
|-
| County Commissioner Precinct 4
| Leon Wilson
| Republican
|-
| County Attorney
| Matthew Poston
| Republican
|-
| County Clerk
| Lee Haidusek Chambers
| Republican
|-
| District Attorney
| Jennifer Bergman
| Republican
|-
| District Clerk
| Donna Brown
| Republican
|-
| Sheriff
| Bobby Rader
| Republican
|-
| Assessor-Collector
| Ricky Brown
| Republican
|-
| County Treasurer
| Kim Harris
| Republican
|-
| Constable Precinct 1
| Tammy Bishop
| Republican
|-
| Constable Precinct 2
| Leslie Hulsey
| Democrat
|-
| Constable Precinct 3
| Mark "Mad Dog" Davison
| Republican
|-
| Constable Precinct 4
| Robbie Thornton
| Republican
|-
| Constable Precinct 5
| David Hunter
| Republican
|-
| Constable Precinct 6
| Zack Harkness
| Republican
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 1
| Stephen Hebert
| Republican
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 2
| Ronnie E. Davis
| Democrat
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 3
| Cody Parrish
| Democrat
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 4
| Larry Wilburn
| Republican
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 5
| Wade Brown
| Republican
|-
| Justice Of The Peace Precinct 6
| Ralph Fuller
| Republican
|}