Editing Carlton County, Minnesota (section)

===National===
The Democratic Party historically dominated the county, carrying it by wide margins in every presidential election from 1932 to 2012, but [[Donald Trump]] lost by only 300 votes in 2016 and 307 votes in 2020 (a margin of under 2% and holding the Democrats to only a plurality in both elections), signaling a new competitiveness in Carlton County. The only other Republican to receive at least 40% of the vote since 1932 was [[Richard Nixon]] during his 49-state landslide in 1972. During the [[2022 Midterm Elections]], the Republican candidates for Attorney General and State Auditor won Carlton County,<ref>https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateFedCounty&CountyId=9&show=Go</ref> and Republicans also flipped State House District 11A,<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_house-MN-24362/</ref> which includes most of Carlton County and came among other seat flips on the [[Iron Range]] despite not winning the State House overall.<ref>https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/11/11/iron-range-seething-at-the-twin-cities-continues-right-turn/</ref> These wins marked a potential realignment towards the Republican Party. This trend continued in 2024, with Donald Trump becoming the first Republican since [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1928 to win the county, receiving 50.13% of the vote.<ref>https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=170&scenario=StateFedCounty&CountyId=9&show=Go</ref>
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|10,435|9,905|475|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|9,791|10,098|480|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|8,160|8,460|1,591|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,586|11,389|461|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,549|11,501|399|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|6,642|11,462|230|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,578|8,620|883|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,034|8,052|1,829|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,922|7,736|3,089|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,626|8,790|144|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|4,877|9,189|137|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,760|8,822|1,251|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,371|9,247|334|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|5,445|7,116|169|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|3,016|8,538|464|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,780|9,552|27|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,613|7,576|35|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|4,168|6,484|25|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,175|6,432|91|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,742|6,967|448|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|2,653|6,153|50|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,400|7,159|111|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,163|7,136|179|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,336|3,586|916|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,582|2,138|438|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,142|303|2,869|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,833|1,152|779|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,096|1,115|517|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|283|631|1,673|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,487|506|391|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,480|236|208|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,119|467|41|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,169|543|29|Minnesota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|737|370|153|Minnesota}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+County Board of Commissioners<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Board of Commissioners {{!}} Carlton County, MN |url=https://www.co.carlton.mn.us/386/County-Board-of-Commissioners |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.co.carlton.mn.us}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!District
!Next Election
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Dick Brenner
|District 1
|2024
|-
|
|Commissioner and Vice Chair 
|Marv Bodie 
|District 2
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner 
|Thomas R. Proulx
|District 3
|2028
|-
|
|Commissioner and Chairperson 
|Susan Zmyslony
|District 4
|2026
|-
|
|Commissioner
|Gary Peterson
|District 5
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+State Legislature (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Senate
|Jason Rarick<ref>{{Cite web |title=MN State Senate |url=https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1240 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=www.senate.mn |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 11
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|House of Representatives
|Jeff Dotseth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rep. Jeff Dotseth (11A) – Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15598 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=www.house.mn.gov}}</ref>
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]]
|District 11A
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+U.S Congress (2023-2025)
! colspan="2" |Position
!Name
!Affiliation
!District
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|[[Pete Stauber]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Pete Stauber |url=https://stauber.house.gov/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |website=Representative Pete Stauber |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|[[Minnesota's 8th congressional district|8th]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[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)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[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
|}