Editing Anson County, North Carolina (section)

==Government and politics==
Anson County is governed by a board of commissioners, which constitutes seven members elected by district.<ref>{{cite news| last = Monica| first = Lauren| title = At-large district voting spurs Anson commissioner meeting into a frenzy| newspaper = Richmond County Daily Journal| date = September 22, 2023| url = https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/184759/at-large-district-voting-spurs-anson-commissioner-meeting-into-a-frenzy| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref> The board of commissioners appoint a county manager who oversees county administration and implements the policies of the board.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.co.anson.nc.us/156/County-Manager| title = County Manager| publisher = Anson County Government| access-date = October 29, 2023}}</ref>

Anson County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Centralina Council of Governments]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|title=Centralina Council of Governments|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410131624/https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|5,321|5,789|84|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|4,506|5,859|180|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|4,166|7,019|71|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,207|6,456|70|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|3,796|5,413|16|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,161|4,792|32|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,193|4,890|530|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,334|5,269|936|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,782|4,831|20|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|3,719|5,015|26|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,968|4,973|146|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,608|4,796|18|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,551|2,188|94|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,474|2,969|3,571|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,721|4,144|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,597|4,120|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,640|3,598|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,843|4,143|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|447|2,692|572|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|510|3,582|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|371|4,552|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|381|4,629|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|223|4,252|5|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|726|2,947|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|225|2,372|25|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|433|3,175|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|301|2,046|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|125|1,487|118|North Carolina}}

Anson County, like several neighboring rural counties, has historically favored Democratic candidates in most elections. After 2012, Republicans enjoyed more electoral success in the region, though Anson County voted more Democratic than its neighbors.<ref name= worf/> The county has been depopulating, and the African American share of its population has been decreasing.

In 2016, the Democratic presidential candidate, [[Hillary Clinton]], won the county by a margin of 13 percent, though in 2020 the Democratic candidate, [[Joe Biden]], won by only four percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/news/these-key-counties-are-telling-story-america-s-shifting-political-n1282551| title = These key counties are telling the story of America's shifting political landscape| date = October 28, 2021| publisher = NBC News| access-date = November 3, 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|McCorkle|Salzberg|2022|pp=9–10}} The county favored a Republican candidate for a federal office in 2022<ref name= worf>{{cite web| url = https://www.wfae.org/politics/2022-12-20/anson-countys-flip-to-red-highlights-a-shift-in-rural-nc-counties| title = Anson County’s flip to red highlights a shift in rural NC counties| last1 = Worf| first1 = Lisa| last2 = Harrison| first2 = Steve| date = December 20, 2022| website = WFAE 90.7| publisher = WFAE| access-date = October 29, 2023}}</ref> and [[Donald Trump]] flipped the county in 2024, the first Republican presidential candidate to do so since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite news | title = Harris Gets Troubling Sign from Trump’s Performance in North Carolina| newspaper = The New Republic| date = November 5, 2024| url = https://newrepublic.com/post/188040/donald-trump-kamala-harris-north-carolina-county| access-date = November 23, 2024}}</ref>