Editing Mahnomen County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
For several decades, Mahnomen County voters have tended to vote Democratic. As of 2020, the county has selected the Democratic candidate in six of the past ten presidential elections. However, since 2016, the county has trended [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], voting for Donald Trump all three times, with Trump increasing his voteshare in 2020 and 2024. The county also voted Republican by a wider margin in the [[2022 Midterm Elections]], potentially signifying a realignment.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,165|975|43|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,142|1,112|50|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|991|930|167|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|871|1,276|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|843|1,436|64|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|1,132|1,339|37|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,122|921|181|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|877|1,026|306|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|854|1,035|500|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,051|1,277|30|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,328|1,241|28|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,275|1,175|185|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|905|1,590|118|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|1,246|1,397|48|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|893|1,508|204|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|648|1,967|4|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|880|1,864|5|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|875|1,513|4|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,220|1,436|4|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|579|2,125|71|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|748|1,494|18|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,069|1,959|14|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|474|2,025|135|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|264|1,734|71|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|606|1,378|43|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|629|122|1,116|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,076|215|204|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|262|411|47|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|68|293|264|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1908|Republican|265|143|86|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Your Commissioners |url=https://co.mahnomen.mn.us/commissioners |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=co.mahnomen.mn.us |language=en}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair
|Darvin Schoenborn
|District 1
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chairperson
|David Geray
|District 2
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Larry Olson
|District 3
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Karen Ahmann
|District 4
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|John Darco
|District 5
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Steve Green (politician)|Steve Green]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Matt Bliss]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 2B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2022-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Pete Stauber]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 8th congressional district|8th]]
|-
| 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
|}