Editing Menominee County, Michigan (section)

==Government==
Menominee County was strongly Republican-leaning at its start, but has been more middle-leaning during the 20th century. Since 1876, the Republican Party nominee has carried the county vote in 69% of the elections (25 of 36 elections). In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican to carry the county by over 60 percentage points since 1920, and he improved his margin in both subsequent elections.<ref>https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref>
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,647|4,256|184|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,117|4,316|188|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,702|3,539|583|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,564|5,242|161|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,855|5,981|236|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,942|5,326|151|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,529|4,597|308|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,038|4,880|1,266|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,995|4,559|2,528|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,440|4,918|48|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,618|4,425|46|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,170|4,962|617|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,633|5,596|128|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,060|4,657|264|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,599|4,877|632|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,545|7,119|18|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|5,064|5,857|17|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,137|4,610|10|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,147|4,884|37|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,420|5,094|153|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,869|4,632|72|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,409|5,727|72|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,556|6,447|543|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,374|5,782|317|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,255|4,198|54|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,142|1,055|2,567|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,045|1,560|362|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,671|1,854|167|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|1,191|1,195|2,035|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,843|1,299|232|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,246|989|213|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,121|1,543|67|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,105|1,499|73|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,853|1,801|172|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,156|2,228|144|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,614|936|25|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|1,380|880|6|Michigan}}
{{PresFoot|1876|Republican|393|351|0|Michigan}}

Menominee County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and [[vital records]], administers [[public health]] regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance etc. – are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

===Elected officials===
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* [[Prosecutor|Prosecuting Attorney]]: Jeffrey Rogg 
* [[Sheriff]]: Michael Holmes 
* [[County Clerk]]/[[Register of Deeds]]: Marc Kleiman
* [[Treasurer|County Treasurer]]: Barbara Parrett 
* [[Drain Commissioner]]: Caleb Kleiman 
* Road Commissioners: Ken Bower, James Marsicek, Leonard Kosewski
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