Editing Houston County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
Houston County voters have tended to vote Republican in the 21st century. As of 2024 the county had selected the Republican candidate in 75% of presidential elections since 1980.
{{PresHead|place=Houston County, Minnesota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=September 19, 2018 |website=US Election Atlas}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,547|4,667|214|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,334|4,853|253|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,616|4,145|843|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|4,951|5,281|214|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,743|5,906|234|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,631|5,276|175|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,077|4,502|588|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,674|4,153|1,623|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,853|3,744|2,854|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,777|3,936|112|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,645|3,512|88|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,582|3,218|681|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,853|3,861|212|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,186|2,467|137|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,450|2,703|528|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,433|3,885|8|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,807|3,080|3|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,538|2,133|9|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,365|1,830|28|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,540|2,623|68|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,036|1,847|25|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,825|2,082|37|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,701|3,156|243|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,335|3,052|91|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,615|1,937|21|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,782|402|2,008|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,101|598|88|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,783|744|54|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|659|762|1,354|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,700|745|79|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,546|434|51|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,765|884|84|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,087|991|88|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,509|1,243|258|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Commissioners – Houston County |url=https://www.co.houston.mn.us/departments/board-of-commissioners/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
!Position
!Name
!District
!Next election
|-
|Commissioner
|Dewey Severson
|1
|2024
|-
|Commissioner
|Eric Johnson
|2
|2026
|-
|Commissioner
|Bob Burns
|3
|2024
|-
|Commissioner
|Bob Schuldt
|4
|2026
|-
|Commissioner
|Greg Myhre
|5
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2021–2023)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|Senate
|[[Jeremy Miller (politician)|Jeremy Miller]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1179 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 26
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
|House of Representatives
|[[Greg Davids]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Greg Davids (28B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/10123 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 26B
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2021–2023)
! 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 |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3598486-republican-rep-brad-finstad-sworn-in-to-finish-hagedorns-house-term/ |last1=Schnell |first1=Mychael }}</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>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| rowspan="2" |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]]
|}