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==Government and politics== Wayne was historically a typical "[[Solid South]]" county for the first two thirds of the twentieth century, as conservative white Democrats had passed a new constitution at the turn of the 20th century that [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchised most blacks]]. North Carolina became a virtually one-party state, with whites generally voting for Democratic Party Candidates. Following Congressional passage of major civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s, this county's white voters, like most across the South, gradually started to support Republican national candidates and ultimately changed parties, joining the Republicans. But in 1968, they voted for segregationist "American Independent" [[George Wallace]]. Since 1972, the white majority of Wayne County has carried it for Republican presidential candidates in every election. {{PresHead|place=Wayne County, North Carolina|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=March 17, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->{{PresRow|2024|Republican|31,580|22,618|564|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|30,709|24,215|613|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|27,540|21,770|1,379|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|27,641|23,314|397|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|26,952|22,671|259|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|24,883|15,076|87|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|20,758|13,005|121|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|16,588|11,580|1,222|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|14,397|10,307|2,828|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|15,292|9,135|47|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|17,961|10,011|36|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|12,860|9,586|390|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,607|9,265|121|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|14,352|5,234|256|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|5,678|5,338|8,709|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,555|9,791|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|5,474|7,856|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|4,220|6,756|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,662|7,281|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,658|6,111|579|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,914|6,228|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,649|7,222|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,751|7,087|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,631|6,365|60|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,340|3,720|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,379|3,366|42|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|2,822|4,794|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,446|2,625|5|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|95|2,293|1,115|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,504|2,207|11|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,162|2,060|34|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,965|3,104|37|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,248|3,215|27|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,645|2,261|889|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,629|2,748|42|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|2,542|2,744|0|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|2,257|2,427|0|North Carolina}} Wayne County is governed by a commissioner-manager system, consisting of seven members elected to four-year terms. One commissioner is elected from each of six [[single-member district]]s in the county and one is elected [[at-large]] countywide. All seven members serve concurrent four-year terms. The partisan elections for the [[County commission|Board of Commissioners]] are held in November in even-numbered years. The Board elects a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members annually at the first meeting in December.<ref name="Wayne County Facts"/> The Board meets on the first and third Tuesday each month. These are the elected officials representing Wayne County following the 2020 elections. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Position (2020 district borders) !! Name !! Party !! First elected |- |'''[[North Carolina Senate|State Senate District 7]]''' || [[Jim Perry (politician)|Jim Perry]] || {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican|| 2020 |- | '''[[North Carolina's 10th House district|State House District 10]]''' || [[John R. Bell IV|John Bell]] || {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican || 2012 |- | '''[[North Carolina's 21st House district|State House District 21]]''' || [[Raymond E. Smith, Jr.|Raymond Smith]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic|| 2018 |- | '''[[District Attorney]]''' || Matthew Delbridge || {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican || 2014 |- | '''[[Sheriff]]''' || Larry Pierce || {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican || 2014 |- | '''[[Register of Deeds]]''' || Constance Bryant Coram || {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic || 2020 |} Wayne County will be represented in the [[North Carolina's 13th congressional district|13th District]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], the 4th District in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina State House of Representatives]], and the 4th and 10th District in the [[North Carolina Senate|North Carolina State Senate]] due to the [[2020 United States redistricting cycle|2020 redistricting cycle]]. Wayne County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Eastern Carolina Council of Governments]].
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