Editing Graham County, North Carolina (section)

==Law, government, and politics==
===Government===
Graham County is governed by an elected five-member board of commissioners. The county is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Southwestern Commission]] council of governments. In 2021, the county began allowing acholic beverage to be purchased within the county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2021 |title=Last dry county in North Carolina will soon sell alcohol |url=https://www.wunc.org/law/2021-11-04/last-dry-county-in-north-carolina-will-soon-sell-alcohol |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=WUNC |language=en}}</ref> It was the last [[dry county]] (in which alcohol sales are generally forbidden with only a few exceptions) in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=38 |title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission |publisher=Ncabc.com |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000624/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=38 |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,883|839|57|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,710|905|50|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,283|768|117|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,750|1,119|78|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,824|1,265|82|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,693|1,272|22|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,304|1,006|51|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,801|1,210|278|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,919|1,551|406|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,091|1,313|15|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,514|1,494|6|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,961|1,608|46|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,621|1,791|12|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,699|1,057|27|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,570|1,061|363|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,398|1,737|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,721|1,335|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,762|1,486|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,380|1,590|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,115|1,527|73|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,356|1,889|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,089|1,404|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,325|1,473|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,183|1,364|11|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,260|963|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|907|841|11|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|915|644|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|460|476|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|261|416|223|North Carolina}}

===Public safety===
The Graham County Sheriff's Office protects the court and all county owned facilities, operates the jail, and provides patrol and detective services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grahamcounty.org/sheriff/|title=Sheriff – Graham County North Carolina}}</ref> Graham County Emergency Medical Services provide full-time paramedic level care to all of Graham County, and to a small portion of northwest Swain County. As there are no hospitals in Graham County, all patients are transported out of county for emergency care.