Editing Tucker County, West Virginia (section)

==Politics and government==
===Federal Politics===
Tucker County lies within [[West Virginia's 2nd congressional district]]. The current representative of the district is [[Alex Mooney]] (R).

Tucker County was divided at the time of [[Virginia Secession Convention of 1861|the Virginia Secession Convention]],<ref>Hinkle, Harlan H.; ''Grayback Mountaineers: The Confederate Face Of Western Virginia'', p. 203 {{ISBN|0595268404}}</ref> and has been a consistent statewide [[bellwether]], voting for the winner of West Virginia's electoral votes in every presidential election since the state's formation, except that of 1912, when it voted for [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 334-337 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment of Tucker County<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/VoterRegistrationTotals/2023/Jul2023.pdf|title=West Virginia Voter Registration|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 31, 2023 |publisher=West Virginia Secretary of State|access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Total
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1,578
| style="text-align:center;" | 31.22%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1,777
| style="text-align:center;" | 35.15%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Independents, unaffiliated, and other
| style="text-align:center;" | 1,700
| style="text-align:center;" | 33.15%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;" | 5,055
! style="text-align:center;" | 100.00%
|}

{{PresHead|place=Tucker County, West Virginia|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 28, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,669|890|77|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,841|938|66|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,565|751|185|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,176|880|82|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,123|1,288|96|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,179|1,400|21|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,935|1,319|92|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,217|1,649|446|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,261|1,805|559|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,699|1,869|9|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,240|1,766|8|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,798|1,862|195|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,396|2,323|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,163|1,457|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,511|1,758|332|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,314|2,664|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,887|2,090|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,326|2,129|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,235|2,577|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,102|2,557|34|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,220|2,673|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,654|3,332|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,335|3,801|33|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,204|3,244|102|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,525|2,263|84|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,277|2,127|588|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,498|1,961|224|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,531|1,388|158|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Progressive|548|1,221|1,518|West Virginia}}

===State Politics===
Tucker County is represented by two Senators in the [[West Virginia Senate]]. Senate members Jay Taylor (R), and [[Randy Smith (politician)|Randy Smith]] (R) both serve in [[West Virginia's 14th Senate district]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wvlegislature.gov/districts/SD/sd_rc.cfm |title=Senate District Map |publisher=West Virginia Legislature}}</ref> The county is represented in the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]] by one Delegate. The Delegate for Tucker County is [[John Paul Hott]] (R) for district 85<ref>.{{cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/redistricting/house/hse_prop1_sub_rev_book.pdf |title=House Select Committee on Redistricting |publisher=West Virginia Legislature}}</ref>

===County government===
Tucker County is governed by a County Commission. The commission is made up of the Commission President and Commissioners whom wield administrative powers of the county's government. Michael Rosenau (D) is the current President of the County Commission.

The Tucker County Commission consists of two members. The current members of the County Commission are Fred Davis and Tim Knotts (R).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tuckercountycommission.com/county-government/county-commission/|title=County Commission |website=Tucker County Commission}}</ref>