Editing Marion County, Florida (section)

==Politics==
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The county is governed by the Marion County Board of County Commissioners. The five-person board currently consists of Craig Curry, Kathy Bryant, Matt McClain, Carl Zalak and Michelle Stone. [https://www.marionfl.org/my-commissioners]

The [[Florida Department of Corrections]] operates facilities in [[unincorporated area]]s in the county, including the [[Lowell Correctional Institution]], and the [[Lowell Annex]]<ref>"[http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/314.html Lowell Correctional Institution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228103707/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/314.html |date=February 28, 2014 }}." [[Florida Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/367.html Lowell Annex] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818055723/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/367.html |date=August 18, 2010 }}." [[Florida Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.</ref> which houses Florida's female death row.<ref name="FloridaDR">"[http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/deathrow/ Death Row Fact Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803163540/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/deathrow/ |date=August 3, 2010 }}." [[Florida Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.</ref>

Marion County has been a stronghold for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] since 1980. In 2016, 2020 and 2024, [[Donald Trump]] each time broke the record for the best performance by a Republican in the county since 1988.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|140,173|72,436|2,134|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|127,826|74,858|2,032|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|107,833|62,041|6,026|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|93,043|66,831|1,864|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|89,628|70,839|2,075|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|81,283|57,271|1,123|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|55,146|44,674|3,151|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|41,409|37,045|11,717|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|35,442|30,829|20,718|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|41,501|20,685|334|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|37,815|16,225|6|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|23,743|15,400|1,449|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|16,163|16,963|553|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|19,505|5,397|46|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|7,468|5,798|9,600|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|10,879|9,112|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|7,043|7,206|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,362|6,114|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,134|5,854|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,829|4,650|1,677|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,642|5,597|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,297|6,127|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|760|4,664|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|962|3,208|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,927|1,863|83|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|359|1,528|194|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,232|2,436|234|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|462|1,567|340|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|179|1,165|303|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|482|1,352|352|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|230|1,091|131|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|264|1,132|103|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|480|1,230|161|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|0|1,133|550|Florida}}