Editing Kosciusko County, Indiana (section)

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County Council:''' The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives, elected to four-year terms from county districts, are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name=inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected countywide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute the acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

'''Court:''' The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that handles civil cases. The county also maintains a Circuit and Superior Court. The judge on each court is elected to a term of six years and must be a member of the Indiana bar.

'''County Officials:''' The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. The officials are elected countywide to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Kosciusko County is part of [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district|Indiana's 2nd]] and [[Indiana's 3rd congressional district|3rd]] congressional districts. It is also part of [[Indiana Senate]] districts 9, 13, 17 and 18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm|title=Indiana Senate Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 18, 22 and 23.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm|title=Indiana House Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>

'''Elected officials:'''

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* Jim Smith - Sheriff
* Daniel Hampton - Prosecutor
* Susan Engelberth - Assessor
* Michelle Puckett - Auditor
* Ann Torpy - Clerk
* Joetta Mitchell  - County Recorder
* Sue Ann Mitchell - Treasurer
* Cary P. Groninger - Middle District Commissioner
* Robert M. Conley, President - Southern District Commissioner
* Bradford Jackson - Northern District Commissioner
* Tony Ciriello, Certified Death Investigator, Coroner
{{div col end}}

Kosciusko County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. [[Woodrow Wilson]] in 1912 and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1932 are the only two Democratic Party candidates to win the county from 1888 to the present day. Roosevelt is the only Democrat since 1888 to win the county with a majority. The county is very Republican even by the standards of traditionally Republican Indiana. For example, Roosevelt actually lost the county by eight percentage points in 1936 even as he went on to carry 46 states. Further underlining the county's Republican bent, it rejected [[Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964 even in the midst of Johnson's 44-state national landslide. Johnson is the last Democrat to manage even 40 percent of the county's vote.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|26,213|7,995|798|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|26,499|8,364|1,021|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|23,935|6,313|2,193|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|22,558|6,862|720|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|20,488|9,236|461|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|22,136|5,977|247|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|19,040|5,785|459|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|15,084|6,166|2,695|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|14,179|5,307|5,197|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,761|5,321|81|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|17,560|4,877|110|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,633|5,684|1,413|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|14,505|7,328|291|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,216|4,233|96|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|12,633|5,342|1,769|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|10,488|8,759|141|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|13,539|5,839|213|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|12,777|4,904|143|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,521|4,677|512|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|9,327|5,102|426|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|9,577|4,865|266|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|9,879|5,768|113|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|8,182|6,890|107|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|7,063|7,475|253|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,973|4,537|110|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,819|4,384|487|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,326|4,836|342|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,025|3,447|393|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,767|2,817|2,636|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,377|3,362|300|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,550|2,913|398|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,422|3,265|172|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,342|3,372|94|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|3,823|3,064|294|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|4,147|3,081|203|Indiana}}

===Airports===
* KASW - [[Warsaw Municipal Airport (Indiana)|Warsaw Municipal Airport]]
* KC03 - Nappanee Municipal Airport<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nappanee+Municipal+Airport,+Nappanee,+IN+46550/@41.4441818,-85.9410121,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8816bdfb6fdd0fa9:0x89ae3ffd5cac810a!8m2!3d41.4441818!4d-85.9388181 ''Nappanee Municipal Airport, Nappanee IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 30 July 2020)]</ref>