Editing Randolph County, North Carolina (section)

===Politics===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|59,357|15,951|700|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|56,894|15,618|804|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|49,430|13,194|1,951|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|45,160|14,773|782|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|40,998|16,414|735|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|37,771|12,966|173|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|30,959|11,366|371|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|23,030|10,783|3,722|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|20,697|11,274|6,931|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|23,881|8,641|49|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|25,759|7,511|29|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|19,881|10,107|729|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|14,337|12,714|146|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|18,724|5,346|559|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|13,450|5,351|6,892|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|13,739|10,638|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|15,772|9,789|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|13,174|8,404|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|12,429|8,975|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|8,372|6,567|743|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,768|7,277|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|7,056|8,455|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,927|8,090|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,072|7,345|75|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,414|4,188|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,336|5,397|24|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,297|5,110|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,031|2,747|3|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|370|2,665|1,815|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,676|2,472|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,808|2,334|21|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,487|2,264|28|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,743|2,482|104|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,883|2,077|857|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,339|2,121|262|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,890|1,968|172|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|1,811|2,005|0|North Carolina}}

Politically, Randolph County is a huge outlier in North Carolina. The county is one of the most [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-dominated counties in the state.<ref name= anatomy>{{cite news| title = Anatomy of a swing state: What these 6 counties tell us about the upcoming NC election| newspaper = The Charlotte Observer| date = November 4, 2022| url = https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article267776257.html| access-date = November 4, 2022}}</ref> The Republican dominance dates back to the [[Solid South]] era; it has supported the Republican presidential candidate in all but three elections since [[1916 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1916]]. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried the county since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in [[1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1940]], and [[Jimmy Carter]] is the last Democrat to even tally 40 percent of the county's vote. In [[1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina|1964]], it was one of only 13 counties in the state to vote for [[Barry Goldwater]], and the easternmost county in the state to do so. Republican dominance at the local level is extremely absolute that in some cases, Republican candidates and incumbents run unopposed.