Editing Davidson County, North Carolina (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Davidson County NC Governmental Center.jpg|thumb|left|Davidson County Governmental Center in Lexington]]
Davidson County was one of the first areas of North Carolina to turn Republican, doing so long before other areas of conservative white voters shifted away from the Democrats. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried the county since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] defeated [[Thomas E. Dewey]] by a mere ten votes out of almost 19,000 in [[1944 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1944]]. It was one of only 13 counties out of 100 in the state to vote for [[Barry Goldwater]] over [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1964]], and the last Democrat to garner even one-third of the county's vote was [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1980]].

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|67,959|24,150|1,343|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|64,658|22,636|1,220|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|54,317|18,109|2,430|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|49,383|20,624|928|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|45,419|22,433|729|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|42,075|17,191|230|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|35,387|16,199|461|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|24,797|13,593|3,817|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|24,869|16,462|8,394|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|28,374|13,215|73|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|30,471|11,469|61|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|22,794|14,579|896|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|18,813|17,859|183|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|24,875|7,691|696|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|16,678|7,594|11,544|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|17,292|13,735|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|18,797|13,118|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|16,178|9,987|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|14,299|10,931|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|8,539|7,991|784|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|9,445|9,455|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,978|11,084|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,656|10,844|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,051|9,292|157|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,960|5,220|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|6,227|6,507|56|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,960|4,797|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,801|2,675|12|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,509|2,484|1,165|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,340|2,126|24|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,054|2,017|28|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,329|1,823|45|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,375|2,072|34|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,837|1,928|510|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,346|2,023|97|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,097|1,900|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|1,864|1,781|10|North Carolina}}

Davidson County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Piedmont Triad Council of Governments]].

Davidson County gained national attention when [[Gerald Hege]], Sheriff from 1994 to 2003, became a minor celebrity for his unconventional prisoner treatment methods.

===County Commissioners===
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! Office<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Commissioners |url=https://www.co.davidson.nc.us/487/County-Commissioners |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=www.co.davidson.nc.us}}</ref> !! Holder !! Party !! Term expires
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner (chair) || Todd Yates || Republican || 2028
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner (vice chair) || Karen Watford || Republican || 2026
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner || Chris Elliott || Republican || 2026
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner || Fred McClure || Republican || 2028
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner || Matt Mizell || Republican || 2026
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner || Steve Shell || Republican || 2026
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| County Commissioner || Tripp Kester || Republican || 2028
|}