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==Government== Among the principal governmental functions vested in Alabama counties are law enforcement; tax assessment, levy and collection; administration of decedent's estates and probate matters; maintenance of real and personal property title records; construction and maintenance of public roads and bridges; and maintenance of the county courthouse, which provides office space for various county officials and departments. Lee County is one of only seven counties in Alabama that has been granted limited home rule. It is governed by a six-member county commission, composed of the Probate Judge and five commissioners. The Probate Judge is elected countywide for a six-year term and serves as chairman of the commission. The other commissioners are elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. Each commissioner must be a registered voter and live within the district they represent. Terms are staggered so that three commissioners are elected in one election cycle, and the other two members are elected in the next election cycle two years later. The County Commission employs a County Administrator, who serves as its chief administrative officer. It is the responsibility of the County Administrator to carry out the policies and directives of the commission, and for the development and management of the county's annual operating budget. The Administrator serves as the budgetary agent for all county offices. The County Administrator is also responsible for the supervision and management of various department heads, and for ensuring that all agreements, leases and other contractual obligations of the commission are properly performed. The County Administrator works with Lee County Commissioners and other elected county officials to facilitate the delivery of quality and effective services to the citizens of Lee County.<ref>Text on Lee County government used with permission of Lee County Commissioners Office.</ref> Lee County is very conservative for a county dominated by a college town. While other such counties have swung heavily to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] since the 1990s, Lee County has not supported a Democrat for president since [[1960 United States presidential election in Alabama|1960]]. The last Democrat to garner over 40 percent of the county's vote was [[Jimmy Carter]] in both of his election campaigns in [[1976 United States presidential election in Alabama|1976]] and [[1980 United States presidential election in Alabama|1980]]. However, [[Bill Clinton]] tallied over 38 percent of the county's vote in both of his successful runs for president, as did [[Barack Obama]] in both of his campaigns. {{PresHead|place=Lee County, Alabama|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|46,020|25,798|1,309|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|42,221|27,860|1,368|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|34,617|21,230|3,344|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|32,194|21,381|921|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|32,230|21,498|597|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|27,972|16,227|411|Alabama}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|22,433|14,574|1,257|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,985|12,919|2,310|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|16,885|13,770|4,835|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,180|9,078|425|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|16,757|9,077|327|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|10,982|9,606|1,384|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,884|8,427|426|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,571|3,622|248|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|2,366|2,803|7,967|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|5,914|0|1,602|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,301|3,759|39|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,586|3,302|163|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,626|2,803|5|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|258|0|1,749|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|134|2,011|6|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|103|2,566|5|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|93|2,183|7|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|103|1,988|12|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,016|1,436|3|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|98|1,290|116|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|155|1,620|118|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|42|1,369|35|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|43|1,179|103|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|64|1,126|84|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|40|1,348|40|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,026|1,718|103|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,491|1,737|174|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|318|2,760|1,374|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,432|1,991|3|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,680|1,907|26|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1880|Democratic|1,569|1,943|5|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1876|Democratic|1,105|2,885|0|Alabama}} {{PresRow|1872|Republican|2,369|2,162|0|Alabama}} {{PresFoot|1868|Democratic|1,650|1,727|0|Alabama}}
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