Editing Gates County, North Carolina (section)

==Government and politics==
Gates County is run by a [[council–manager government]].<ref name= manager>{{cite web| url = https://gatescountync.gov/index.asp?SEC=BC0CE106-CD0A-49FF-A157-502B86A8D88A| title = County Manager's Office| publisher = Gates County, NC| access-date = September 17, 2023}}</ref> The county is led by a five-member board of commissioners. Each member, while representing a single constituency, is elected at-large in staggered four-year terms. Presided over by a chairman elected by the commissioners from among their members for a one-year term, the board is responsible for adopting the county's budget, fixing the local property tax rate, and setting priorities for county government.<ref name= commissioners>{{cite web| url = https://gatescountync.gov/index.asp?SEC=BA781764-7168-4CB0-AAB9-BA0263CB0B21| title = Gates County Board of Commissioners| publisher = Gates County, NC| access-date = September 17, 2023}}</ref> The county manager is responsible for overseeing most of county administration and executing the will of the board.<ref name= manager/>

Gates County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Albemarle Commission]] regional council of governments.

Gates County had previously supported a Republican in federal elections only in [[Richard Nixon]]'s 1972 landslide, but broke this tradition to support [[Donald Trump]] in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,367|2,546|58|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,874|2,385|133|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|2,564|2,786|46|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|2,547|2,830|43|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|1,924|2,121|8|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|1,480|1,944|22|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,072|2,155|315|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,158|2,206|470|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,451|2,024|10|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|1,694|2,225|11|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|957|2,435|75|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|722|2,291|15|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,264|1,177|37|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|406|1,151|1,227|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|556|1,702|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|385|1,549|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|341|1,244|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|364|1,247|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|89|939|52|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|153|1,105|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|108|1,388|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|128|1,484|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|89|1,198|1|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|558|572|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|215|679|1|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|327|796|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|309|826|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|95|618|179|North Carolina}}