Editing Lincoln County, Arkansas (section)

===Politics===
Lincoln County historically followed the [[Solid South]] voting trend of strong support for Democrats. However, following the election of [[List of Governors of Arkansas|Arkansas Governor]] [[Bill Clinton]], the county has turned increasingly [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], including in state and local races.  Politically, the white-majority Lincoln County has transitioned from reliably [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in presidential elections to steadily [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] since the election of [[Barack Obama]].

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,502|813|57|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,729|1,032|114|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,455|1,252|119|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,199|1,425|102|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,513|1,710|183|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|1,921|2,149|39|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|1,526|1,957|63|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|907|2,517|244|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,142|2,805|400|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,557|2,204|33|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|1,860|2,406|6|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,243|2,517|89|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|699|3,045|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,318|1,115|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|488|1,209|2,084|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,410|2,468|4|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|626|1,780|240|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|767|1,616|22|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|595|1,871|6|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|378|1,108|195|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|141|1,034|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|99|916|10|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|39|913|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|49|1,301|1|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|151|869|1|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|170|563|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|988|888|9|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|477|889|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|292|390|238|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|159|389|33|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|352|544|35|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|392|794|15|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|236|1,026|3|Arkansas}}

In [[United States Congress|Congress]], Arkansas has been represented by two Republican senators ([[John Boozman]] and [[Tom Cotton]]) since January 3, 2015, ending a long history of Democratic hegemony. In the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], Lincoln County is within [[Arkansas's 1st congressional district]] with many other agricultural Delta counties on the eastern side of the state. The district has been represented by Republican [[Rick Crawford (politician)|Rick Crawford]] since [[United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2010#District 1|2010]].

In the [[Arkansas State Senate]], Lincoln County is split essentially in half between north and south. The northern half is within District 25, which also includes most of Jefferson and Phillips counties and a small portion of Desha County. The district has been represented by [[Stephanie Flowers]], a Democratic lawyer from Pine Bluff, since January 2013.<ref>{{ cite web |title= State Senate District Map |publisher= Arkansas Board of Apportionment |url= http://www.arkansasredistricting.org/Websites/apportionment/images/adopted%20senate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141135/http://www.arkansasredistricting.org/Websites/apportionment/images/adopted%20senate.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date= December 5, 2016 }}</ref> The southern half of Lincoln County is within District 26, which reaches to the southeastern corner of the state. District 26 has been represented by [[Eddie Cheatham]], a Democratic retired educator from [[Crossett, Arkansas|Crossett]], since January 2013.

In the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]], Lincoln County is split among three districts. The western third of Lincoln County is within District 10, which includes parts of four nearby counties. District 10 has been represented by [[Mike Holcomb (politician)|Mike Holcomb]] since January 2013. Holcomb was initially elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party in August 2015. The eastern third of the county is within District 12, which extends across Arkansas and Desha counties to include all of Phillips County. District 12 has been represented by Chris Richey, a Democratic pastor from [[Helena-West Helena, Arkansas|Helena-West Helena]], since January 2013. A small portion in northern Lincoln County, including Grady and Varner, is within District 16. The district contains the eastern half of Jefferson County, including the southeastern half of Pine Bluff, and has been represented by [[Ken Ferguson (politician)|Ken Ferguson]], a Democrat, since January 2015.<ref>{{ cite web |title= State House District Map |publisher= Arkansas Board of Apportionment |url= http://www.arkansasredistricting.org/Websites/apportionment/images/adopted%20house.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141121/http://www.arkansasredistricting.org/Websites/apportionment/images/adopted%20house.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=live |access-date= December 5, 2016 }}</ref> District 13 has been represented by [[David Hillman (politician)|David Hillman]] since 2013.