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==Law and government== [[File:Forsyth County Public Safety Center.JPG|thumb|Forsyth County Public Safety Center]] The Forsyth County Government Center is located at 201 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Winston-Salem. Forsyth County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments]]. The Forsyth County Public Library, founded in 1906, is free for residents of Forsyth and surrounding counties, while all others must pay a small yearly fee for a library card. The library runs Adult, Children's, and Hispanic Outreach programs. Its main "Central Library" is in downtown [[Winston-Salem]], with branches all across the county.<ref>{{cite web|title=Locations|url=http://www.forsyth.cc/library/locations.aspx|work=Forsyth County Public Library website|publisher=Forsyth County|access-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref> Forsyth County Public Library is part of NC Cardinal, a consortium of many other library systems in North Carolina. The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is located at 799 North Highland Avenue near downtown Winston-Salem. ===Politics=== Forsyth County typically favors Democratic candidates in national elections, though Republicans remain competitive in local races.<ref>{{cite news| last = Gordon| first = Brian| title = Why do conservative WNC counties keep electing Democrats?| newspaper = The Fayetteville Observer| date = April 25, 2022| url = https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/04/25/democrats-nc-rural-conservative-counties-like-madison-retain-power/6814755001/| access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref> {{PresHead|place=Forsyth County, North Carolina|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|87,292|114,145|3,289|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|85,064|113,033|3,173|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|75,975|94,464|7,873|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|79,768|92,323|1,978|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|73,674|91,085|1,374|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|75,294|63,340|491|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|67,700|52,457|785|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|59,160|46,543|6,330|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|52,787|49,006|14,481|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|57,688|39,726|321|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|59,208|36,814|189|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|42,389|38,870|3,539|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|38,886|39,561|361|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|46,415|20,928|1,226|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|31,623|20,281|15,681|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|30,276|31,615|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|33,374|24,035|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|29,368|15,819|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|26,436|24,535|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|10,147|12,201|2,377|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|10,014|16,390|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|7,125|20,664|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,256|18,734|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,727|14,016|357|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|13,258|6,639|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|5,315|7,404|459|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|6,792|8,123|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,585|4,115|238|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,689|3,042|1,591|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,876|2,472|153|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,209|2,301|98|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,588|2,482|27|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,888|2,778|55|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,447|2,880|481|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,613|2,238|53|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,941|2,060|4|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1880|Republican|1,791|1,778|55|North Carolina}}
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