Editing Clearwater County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
From 1932 to 1996, Clearwater County voted for the Democratic nominee all but twice, both during nationwide Republican landslides for [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972 and [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984. Though the county went Democrat in the subsequent three elections, Reagan's victory foreshadowed the changing political landscape of Clearwater County, as the margins for [[Michael Dukakis]] and [[Bill Clinton]] were much reduced compared to the prior decades, with Dukakis winning the county by only 6 votes in 1988 and Clinton winning by less than 7.5% in both of his successful runs for the presidency. Beginning in 2000, Clearwater County has voted Republican in each election, and the only time the margin got under 10% was in 2008. In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican to win over 60% of the county's vote since 1928, defeating [[Hillary Clinton]] by an astounding 43%. In 2020, Trump increased his vote share again, defeating [[Joe Biden]] in the county by 45%, and in 2024 improved yet again, defeating [[Kamala Harris]] by almost a 50% margin of victory. It was the best Republican performance in the county's history outside of its inaugural election in 1904 for [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,575|1,169|70|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,372|1,260|76|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,925|1,100|220|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,359|1,753|85|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,291|1,877|93|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,438|1,871|52|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,137|1,466|221|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,423|1,578|513|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,315|1,587|856|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,763|1,769|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,066|1,917|42|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,919|1,955|263|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,374|2,437|204|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,819|1,751|113|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,284|2,046|231|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,137|2,596|6|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,651|2,466|18|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,464|2,171|15|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,971|2,089|56|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,171|2,793|248|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,125|2,658|34|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,354|3,289|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|939|3,208|111|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|845|2,688|159|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,898|1,189|76|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|1,020|86|1,611|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,788|340|400|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|493|544|198|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|125|123|847|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|779|164|236|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1904|Republican|903|79|77|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Board - Clearwater County, MN |url=https://www.co.clearwater.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B26A13206-2471-4282-8737-52A04903D871%7D |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=www.co.clearwater.mn.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Mark Titera
|District 1
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Dean Newland
|District 2
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Stuart Dukek
|District 3
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|John Nelson
|District 4
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Mark Larson
|District 5
|2026
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Paul Utke]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1218 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Matt Grossell]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Matt Grossell (02A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15461 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Steve Green (politician)|Steve Green]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Steve Green (02B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15395 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Collin Peterson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressman Collin Peterson |url=https://collinpeterson.house.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625012006/https://collinpeterson.house.gov/ |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=Congressman Collin Peterson |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|[[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[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>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
|[[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>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|N/A
|}