Editing Madison County, North Carolina (section)

==Law, government, and politics==
===Government===
Madison County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners who are elected every two years with staggered four year terms as proscribed by North Carolina state law. The Board selects its own chairman and holds scheduled meetings on the second Monday of each month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madisoncountync.org/-commissioners.html |title=Madison County Website - County Commissioners |access-date=March 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104135424/http://www.madisoncountync.org/-commissioners.html |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Madison County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Land-of-Sky Regional Council]] of governments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitmadisoncounty.com|title=Home}}</ref>

===Law and policing===
The Madison County Sheriff's Office protects the court, manages the jail, protects county owned facilities, and provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county. The towns of Mars Hill, Hot Springs, and Marshall have municipal police departments.

===Politics===
In Madison County, Republicans dominate by wide margins in national and state elections, though Democrats remain competitive in county and municipal elections.<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><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wral.com/story/nc-rides-national-wave-of-democratic-victories/21139773/| title = NC rides national wave of Democratic victories| last = Leslie| first = Laura| date = November 8, 2023| website = WRAL-TV| publisher = Capitol Broadcasting Company| access-date = November 9, 2023}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,275|5,090|256|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,979|4,901|196|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,783|3,926|560|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,404|4,484|225|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,192|5,026|161|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,175|4,234|54|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,676|3,505|144|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,110|3,333|587|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,121|3,980|888|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,453|3,033|20|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,666|2,988|35|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,629|3,202|141|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,446|3,433|16|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,273|2,039|38|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,130|2,201|1,034|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,336|3,829|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,422|4,546|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,263|3,693|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,751|3,666|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,341|2,558|96|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,388|2,291|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,617|3,171|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,099|3,133|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|4,552|2,769|49|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,776|1,093|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,252|1,471|74|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,616|1,340|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,965|972|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Progressive|430|897|1,320|North Carolina}}