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==Government and politics== Halifax County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments]]. With its large [[African Americans|African American]] population, Halifax County has long been a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] stronghold. The last [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to carry the county in a presidential election was [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1972]]. Halifax County is part of [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district|North Carolina's 1st Congressional District]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], represented by Democrat [[Don Davis (North Carolina politician)|Don Davis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Davis |url=http://dondavis.house.gov/home |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Representative Davis |language=en}}</ref> Halifax County is represented by Rodney Pierce in the [[North Carolina's 27th House district|27th district]] in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&nUserID=481|title=North Carolina General Assembly|last=webmasters|first=NC General Assembly|website=www.ncleg.net|language=en|access-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> The Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe was recognized as a Native American tribe by the state of North Carolina in 1965 and mostly comprises members in Warren and Halifax counties.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=261}} The tribal government provides services to its members.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/14/haliwa-saponi-indian-tribe-e-130| title = Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe (E-130)| date = December 14, 2023| publisher = North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources| access-date = December 26, 2024}}</ref> It is headquartered in Hollister.<ref>{{cite news| last = Weldon| first = Luci| title = Haliwa-Saponi Tribe honored with historical marker| newspaper = The Warren Record| date = April 24, 2024| url = https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_510cbdc4-0237-11ef-9104-2ba74dd14f4a.html|access-date = December 26, 2024}}</ref> {{PresHead|place=Halifax 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 15, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|9,778|14,014|173|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|10,080|15,545|134|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|9,031|15,748|388|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|8,763|17,176|140|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|8,961|16,047|83|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|8,088|11,528|31|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|6,698|10,222|50|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,700|9,551|852|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,769|9,960|2,075|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|7,462|8,726|23|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|8,832|9,278|43|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|6,033|8,364|251|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,257|7,892|105|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,908|4,241|226|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|3,148|4,927|7,116|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,757|8,952|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,343|8,872|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,346|7,860|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,210|8,807|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|505|6,172|432|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|440|6,989|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|361|7,982|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|308|8,230|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|306|6,413|33|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|890|4,882|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|268|3,232|83|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|524|3,429|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|299|2,312|1|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|42|2,300|135|North Carolina}}
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