Editing Boone County, Arkansas (section)

==Government==
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{{See also|County government in Arkansas|Politics and government of Arkansas}}
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Boone County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|+Boone County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boone {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/boone/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=County Officials |url=https://www.boonecountyar.com/county-officials |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.boonecountyar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Judge
|Robert Hathaway
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Clerk
|Crystal Graddy
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Circuit Clerk
|Judy Kay Harris
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Sheriff
|Roy Martin
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Treasurer
|Sandy Carter
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Collector
|Amy Jenkins
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Assessor
|Brandi Diffey
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Coroner
|Jake Mattix
|Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 11 Republicans. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Current Quorum Court Members |url=https://www.boonecountyar.com/upages.php?id=37 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.boonecountyar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Boone County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Boone_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Boone/119872/web.317647/#/summary?v=333517/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Matt Odom (R) of Harrison
* District 2: Glenn Redding (R) of Harrison
* District 3: Heath Kirkpatrick (R) of Harrison
* District 4: Bryan Snavely (R) of Harrison
* District 5: Kyle Evatt (R) of Harrison
* District 6: Sam Tinsley (R) of Harrison
* District 7: Rodney Sullins (R) of Everton
* District 8: Shane M. Jones (R) of Harrison
* District 9: Ralph H. Guynn (R) of Harrison
* District 10: Bill Melbourne (R) of Omaha
* District 11: David Thompson (R) of Lead Hill

Additionally, the townships of Boone County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":0" />

* City: Mike Cardiel (R)
* North: Fred Starnes (R)
* South: George A. White (R)

In state government, Boone County is represented by three members in the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] and two in the [[Arkansas Senate]]. Arkansas House Districts 83, 98, and 99 cover parts of Boone County, as well as Arkansas Senate Districts 16 and 17.

At the federal level, Boone County is part of [[Arkansas's 1st congressional district|Arkansas's 1st US congressional district]], currently represented by [[Rick Crawford (politician)|Rick Crawford]].

Over the past few election cycles, Boone County has trended heavily towards the [[GOP]]. The last Democrat (as of 2024) to carry this county was then-Governor [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1992 United States presidential election in Arkansas|1992]], by only a 34-vote plurality.
{{PresHead|place=Boone County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709214827/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|13,652|3,064|398|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|12,235|2,926|950|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,159|3,772|460|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|10,575|4,435|464|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|9,793|4,640|344|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,569|4,493|573|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|6,093|5,745|1,424|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,094|6,128|2,215|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,567|3,998|251|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,961|3,356|250|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,778|4,576|734|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,959|5,388|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,484|1,862|16|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,349|1,907|2,169|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,857|3,770|19|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,388|2,774|71|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,153|2,829|24|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,361|2,786|8|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,499|3,190|306|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,349|2,132|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|786|2,054|29|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,052|2,386|10|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|697|2,644|44|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,543|1,708|13|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|937|1,350|212|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|647|1,106|64|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|598|1,413|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|280|965|360|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|681|1,149|77|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|618|910|78|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|641|1,338|11|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|573|1,730|19|Arkansas}}