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==Government== {{more citations needed section|date=February 2011}} {{As of|2018}} the three-member Jackson County Board of Supervisors is Larry McDevitt, Mike Steines, and Jack Willey. Their Executive Assistant is LuAnn Goeke.<ref>[https://co.jackson.ia.us/offices/bos/index.htm Board of Supervisors]. Retrieved September 23, 2018</ref> ===Sheriff's office=== {{See also|Jackson County, Iowa Law Enforcement}} The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the primary [[law enforcement agency]] located in the county. The headquarters for the Sheriff's Department are in [[Maquoketa, Iowa]]. The department is led by an elected [[Sheriff]]. The {{As of|2018|alt=current}} Sheriff is Brent Kilburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson County Iowa Sheriffs Office |url=https://jacksoncounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/}}</ref> ===Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services=== Fire protection in the county is left up to the discretion of the cities within the county. The towns of Maquoketa, Preston, Miles, Springbrook, Sabula, Baldwin, Bellevue, Andrew and La Motte all have their own fire departments providing protection for the whole county. Most city fire departments also provide rescue services. Fire equipment usually consists of Engines, Tankers and brush trucks as well as most fire departments owning a Rescue truck. The Maquoketa Fire department also owns a Ladder truck. Most firefighters certify as Iowa Firefighter One and HAZMAT Operations and some also are certified as EMTs. The towns of Maquoketa, Preston, Sabula and Bellevue also have their own Ambulance Services which provide coverage for the county while towns not having ambulances have First Responder units and contract ambulance response to a nearby community. All firefighters in Jackson County are volunteers and most EMS personnel are also volunteers however the Maquoketa Ambulance Service is a paid service. All Jackson County departments are members of the Jackson County Firefighters Association and the Iowa Firefighters Association. Mutual Aid Agreements from surrounding Iowa counties as well as the state of Illinois are in place to provide additional help during emergencies which tax the county emergency resources beyond their limits. ===Townships=== Jackson County is divided into 18 [[Civil township|townships]], administrative subdivisions of the county: {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Bellevue Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Bellevue]] * [[Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Brandon]] * [[Butler Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Butler]] * [[Fairfield Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Fairfield]] * [[Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Farmers Creek]] * [[Iowa Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Iowa]] * [[Jackson Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Jackson]] * [[Maquoketa Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Maquoketa]] * [[Monmouth Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Monmouth]] * [[Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Otter Creek]] * [[Perry Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Perry]] * [[Prairie Springs Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Prairie Springs]] * [[Richland Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Richland]] * [[South Fork Township, Jackson County, Iowa|South Fork]] * [[Tete Des Morts Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Tete Des Morts]] * [[Union Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Union]] * [[Van Buren Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Van Buren]] * [[Washington Township, Jackson County, Iowa|Washington]] {{div col end}} ===Hospital=== Jackson County has one Hospital in Maquoketa, the Jackson County Regional Health Center. {{As of|2016}} the hospital is under the administration of [[Genesis Healthcare]]. Patients near Maquoketa are transported to this hospital, while patients closer to [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton County]] will most likely be taken to Mercy Medical Center in [[Clinton, Iowa]]. Some patients closer to [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]] are taken to Mercy or Finley Hospitals, both in the city of [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]]. ===Election results=== Prior to 1988, Jackson County was a Republican-leaning swing county, only failing to back the national winner six times between 1880 & 1984. The county was reliably Democratic from 1988 to 2012, but swung by 18% to back [[Donald Trump]] in 2016. In 2020 Donald Trump carried Jackson County with 62% of the vote over Joseph Biden's 36%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/heres-a-map-of-the-us-counties-that-flipped-to-trump-from-democrats/|title=Here's a map of the US counties that flipped to Trump from Democrats|website=www.cnbc.com|access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2020/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=Election Canvass Summary|publisher=[[Secretary of State of Iowa|Iowa Secretary of State]]|date=November 30, 2020|page=8|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref> {{PresHead|place=Jackson County, Iowa|whig=no|source1=<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=April 26, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|7,074|3,567|160|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,940|4,029|166|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,824|3,837|649|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|4,177|5,907|158|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,673|6,102|182|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|4,242|5,656|113|Iowa}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,769|4,945|318|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,827|4,609|1,025|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,673|4,421|2,211|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,237|4,864|132|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,811|4,400|129|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,479|3,518|757|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,221|4,467|198|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,975|3,704|245|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,535|3,413|605|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,066|5,130|9|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,084|4,345|5|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,575|3,181|149|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,867|3,074|186|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,597|3,263|145|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,341|3,537|8|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,417|4,218|26|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,581|4,889|353|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,892|5,094|513|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,740|3,729|37|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,218|2,352|1,833|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,763|1,954|288|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,533|2,186|94|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,174|2,259|1,367|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,542|2,545|153|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,899|2,483|158|Iowa}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,964|2,854|33|Iowa}} {{PresFoot|1896|Republican|3,713|3,279|82|Iowa}}
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