Editing Scott County, Minnesota (section)

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|47,837|40,214|2,090|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|45,872|40,040|2,053|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|39,948|28,502|6,579|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|40,323|29,712|1,612|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|36,724|29,208|1,200|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|36,055|23,958|626|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|23,954|17,503|2,336|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|12,734|14,657|5,456|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|10,936|11,225|10,055|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|13,050|11,405|230|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|12,573|9,452|108|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|9,018|9,115|1,905|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,154|9,912|527|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,310|6,745|321|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,632|6,656|549|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,311|7,248|11|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|3,671|6,061|11|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,148|3,431|19|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,277|3,315|14|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,583|4,278|74|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,326|2,786|38|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,241|2,910|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,528|3,861|1,170|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,134|4,878|37|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,732|4,419|11|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|1,324|829|2,367|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,015|1,253|104|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|972|1,361|46|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|462|1,172|648|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,045|1,548|67|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,138|1,021|30|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|996|1,588|58|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,126|1,706|107|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|760|1,937|132|Minnesota}}
In its early history Scott County was heavily Democratic due to being largely German Catholic and opposed to the pietistic Scandinavian Lutheran Republican Party [[Third Party System|of that era]]. It would never vote Republican until [[Theodore Roosevelt]] swept every Minnesota county in 1904<ref>Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 228-233 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> but anti-[[Woodrow Wilson]] feeling from [[World War I]] caused the county to shift overwhelmingly to [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1920 before swinging to [[Robert M. La Follette, Sr.|Robert La Follette]], coreligionist [[Al Smith]] and fellow [[Prohibition in the United States|“wet” Democrat]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].

In 1936 the county's isolationism gave a powerful vote to [[William Lemke]]’s [[Union Party (United States)|Union Party]],<ref>Phillips, Kevin P.; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', pp. 428-430 {{ISBN|978-0-691-16324-6}}</ref> and apart from [[Harry Truman]]’s Farm Belt appeal in the 1948 election Scott County would turn Republican until another Catholic nominee, [[John F. Kennedy]], returned it to the Democratic ranks. However, since the “Reagan Revolution”, Scott County has become solidly Republican voting, with no Democrat gaining a majority of the county's vote since [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976, although Carter in 1980 and Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 won pluralities.

Although a conservative stronghold in modern times, the suburban voters of Scott County, like those elsewhere, tend to be more liberal on social issues. For example, while Mitt Romney handily won Scott County in 2012, voters also rejected a proposed amendment to the Minnesota constitution that would have banned [[Same-sex marriage in Minnesota|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=2012 Referendum General Election Results - Minnesota | url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=27&year=2012&f=0&off=50&elect=0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602102134/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=27&year=2012&f=0&off=50&elect=0 | access-date=2025-01-11 | archive-date=2013-06-02}}</ref>

===Federal government===
[[U.S. House]]
* [[Angie Craig]] (D-MN-2)

===State government===
[[MN Senate]]

The Majority of Scott County is in the 55th Senate District. Small portions of the county are in the 20th and 56th Districts.
* [[Rich Draheim]] (R-SD-20)
* [[Eric Pratt]] (R-SD-55)
* [[Lindsey Port]] (DFL-SD-56)

[[MN House]]

The Majority of the County take place within the 55A & 55B Districts. [[Shakopee]] is in the 55A district and most of the rest of the county is within the 55B District. Small portions of the county are in the 20A & 56A House Districts.
* [[Brian Pfarr]] (R-HD-20A)
* [[Brad Tabke]] (DFL-HD-55A)
* [[Tony Albright]] (R-HD-55B)
* [[Jessica Hanson]] (DFL-HD-56A)

Scott County is Located in the First Judicial District of [[Minnesota District Court]]

===County government===
Executive
* Attorney's Office: Ron Hocevar
* Sheriff's Office: Luke Hennen

[[Hennepin County]], [[Dakota County, MN|Dakota County]], and Scott County share a joint [[Medical Examiner]]

There are also many departments in the county

Legislative: Scott County Board of Commissioners
* Barb Brekke (1) 
* Tom Wolf (2) 
* Jody Brennan (3)
* Dave Beer (4) -- Chair
* Jon Ulrich (5) -- Vice Chair

Judicial
* Scott County's court system is Scott County District Court.