Editing Traverse County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
Traverse County was historically a swing county, although in recent years it has swung substantially Republican. Since 1980 the county has selected the Republican Party candidate 58% of the time in national elections (as of 2024).
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,165|597|40|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,172|661|31|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,049|630|119|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|861|943|43|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|933|1,043|59|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,076|1,026|39|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,074|884|148|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|775|1,135|319|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|841|1,053|590|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,061|1,399|16|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,399|1,325|19|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,574|1,258|198|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,130|2,020|57|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|1,276|1,744|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,277|1,669|138|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,073|2,247|2|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,463|2,122|5|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,467|1,724|7|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,809|1,756|8|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,008|2,151|64|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,296|1,721|14|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,434|2,094|13|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|761|2,297|86|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|608|2,633|41|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,214|1,899|17|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|1,002|202|1,344|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,759|550|94|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|774|779|36|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|131|561|575|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|685|514|48|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|885|247|10|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|768|720|39|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|589|963|55|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|413|317|320|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Commissioners {{!}} Traverse County, Minnesota|url=https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/departments/departments/county-commissioners/|access-date=April 25, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Chad Metz
|District 1
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Kayla Schmidt
|District 2
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Mark Gail
|District 3
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Jerrel Olson
|District 4
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Dwight Nelson
|District 5
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2020–2022)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Senate
|[[Torrey Westrom]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=MN State Senate|url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1197|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=www.senate.mn|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 12
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|House of Representatives
|[[Jeff Backer]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Jeff Backer (12A) - Minnesota House of Representatives|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15428|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 12A
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2020–2022)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Michelle Fischbach]]
|[[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Amy Klobuchar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar|url=https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=www.klobuchar.senate.gov}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States Senate|Senate]]
|[[Tina Smith]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.smith.senate.gov/|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=Senator Tina Smith|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}