Editing Haywood County, Tennessee (section)

==Politics==
Haywood County has recently been recognized as competitive county politically. The county has been depopulating, similar to some other rural [[Black Belt in the American South|Black Belt]] counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haywood County, TN Politics & Voting |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/county/tennessee/haywood |access-date=January 15, 2024 |website=BestPlaces}}</ref> In most presidential elections, Haywood has supported [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates. In 2024, however, Democrat [[Kamala Harris]] defeated [[Donald Trump]] by just 25 votes. This was the smallest margin of victory by a Democrat in the county since the 1972 landslide reelection of [[Richard Nixon]], the last time a Republican carried Haywood County.

[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] have gained more momentum in the county in recent years, with them electing county mayor David Livingston in 2018 and re-electing him in 2022. He had a high-profile endorsement from Republican U.S. Senator [[Marsha Blackburn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Results {{!}} Haywood County Election Commission |url=https://haywoodvotes.com/election-results/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Senator Marsha Blackburn Endorses Haywood County Mayor David Livingston for Re-election {{!}} I am so pleased to give my full endorsement and support to David Livingston for County Mayor of Haywood. I encourage everyone to vote for my friend David... {{!}} By Marsha Blackburn {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/marshablackburnforsenate/videos/senator-marsha-blackburn-endorses-haywood-county-mayor-david-livingston-for-re-e/1950943795105472/ |access-date=January 15, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Republican [[Governor of Tennessee|Governor]] [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]] won the county in his [[2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2022 re-election bid]] and Marsha Blackburn won the county in her [[2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee|2024 re-election bid]] as well.

=== Haywood County mayoral elections ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Haywood County mayoral election results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://haywoodvotes.com/election-results/|title=August 2, 2018 General election|work=Haywood County Election Commission|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=David Livingston|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=1,801|percentage=39.34%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Clinton Neal|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=1,211|percentage=26.45%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Sheronda Green|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=1,079|percentage=23.57%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Angella Palmer-Banks|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=415|percentage=9.07%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Chris Chapman|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=72|percentage=1.57%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=4,578|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Haywood County mayoral election results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://haywoodvotes.com/election-results/|title=August 4, 2022 General election|work=Haywood County Election Commission|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=David Livingston (Incumbent)|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=1,483|percentage=44.02%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Joe Stephens|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=1,324|percentage=39.30%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Cheryl Cole|party=Non-partisan democracy|votes=562|percentage=16.68%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=3,369|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{PresHead|place=Haywood County, Tennessee|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|3,286|3,311|55|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|3,343|4,012|84|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|3,013|3,711|110|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|2,960|4,569|40|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,165|4,893|63|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|3,140|4,359|49|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|2,554|3,887|37|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,293|3,565|172|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,518|3,511|347|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,687|2,923|30|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|2,839|3,308|19|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,435|3,445|63|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,952|3,681|28|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,123|1,966|164|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,152|1,709|2,757|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,407|2,290|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,188|1,867|279|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|516|2,217|295|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|940|2,432|9|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|148|1,050|931|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|208|2,525|1|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|128|3,466|4|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|29|1,725|2|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|77|1,788|17|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|178|2,024|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|60|1,872|15|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|101|2,068|7|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|61|1,677|11|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|34|1,069|116|Tennessee}}