Editing Martin County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
Martin County has been reliably Republican for almost its entire existence. It has voted Republican in 36 of the 42 elections since the formation of the county and has only voted Democratic once since 1948.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|7,442|3,171|183|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,480|3,305|224|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,062|2,733|736|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,657|4,054|257|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,053|4,413|288|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,311|4,590|146|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,686|4,166|519|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,303|4,718|1,496|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,438|4,019|3,152|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,724|4,922|85|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,308|4,673|64|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|7,057|4,301|936|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|6,484|5,672|332|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,569|3,816|333|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,115|4,271|587|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,529|5,575|22|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|8,479|4,194|19|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|8,152|3,289|15|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,411|2,673|39|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,662|6,015|87|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,182|4,443|29|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,409|4,290|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,090|6,492|243|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,004|4,731|116|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,110|2,822|40|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,238|751|2,546|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,142|1,221|191|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,741|1,756|195|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|578|1,141|1,591|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,922|1,054|279|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,167|656|244|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,819|1,233|274|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,739|1,327|136|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,189|661|228|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|1,161|471|163|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|736|260|183|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|863|190|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|634|160|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|685|156|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|520|101|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|190|17|0|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1860|Republican|40|6|0|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioners |url=https://www.co.martin.mn.us/your_government/board_of_commissioners/index.php |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=www.co.martin.mn.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Elliot Belgard
|District 1
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Jaime Bleess
|District 2
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair
|Kathy Smith
|District 3
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chairperson
|Richard Coons
|District 4
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Steven Flohrs
|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
|[[Julie Rosen]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?member_id=1053 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 23
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Bob Gunther]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Bob Gunther (23A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/10748 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 23A
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2018-2020)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Brad Finstad]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2022 |title=Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn's House term |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3598486-republican-rep-brad-finstad-sworn-in-to-finish-hagedorns-house-term/}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 1st congressional district|1st]]
|-
| 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>
|[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|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
|}