Editing Hall County, Georgia (section)

==Politics==
Hall County had voting patterns similar to the [[Solid South]], voting Democrat in all presidential elections until 1968, with the exception of narrowly supporting [[Herbert Hoover]] against Catholic Democrat [[Al Smith]] in 1928. Since then, it has been won by the GOP by landslide margins, in stark contrast to nearby inner suburban counties of Atlanta, with the exception of segregationist [[George Wallace]] in 1968 and [[favorite son]] [[Jimmy Carter]] in both of his campaigns. As a measure of how rapidly it turned to the GOP, Carter's 21-point victory in 1980 is the last time a Democrat managed even 40 percent of the county's vote. However, conservative Democrats held most state and local offices as late as 2000.

In 2022, local media reported that Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard was under investigation for allegations of theft and misuse of public funds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Randy |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Search warrant: Hall County solicitor suspected of theft |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hall-county-solicitor-theft-suspicions-search-warrant |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Randy |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Hall County solicitor spent public money on herself while claiming it was for victims |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hall-county-solicitor-spent-public-money-on-herself-while-claiming-it-was-for-victims |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref> 
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|64,183|25,033|1,386|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|51,733|16,180|3,229|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|47,481|12,999|1,032|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|44,962|14,457|711|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|38,883|10,514|395|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|26,841|10,259|1,050|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|19,280|10,362|2,577|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|16,108|11,214|5,111|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,415|7,782|147|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|15,076|7,421|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|7,760|12,124|637|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,093|12,804|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,686|2,440|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|4,923|3,174|5,546|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,296|8,003|11|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,903|6,303|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,752|5,989|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,845|6,121|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|606|3,093|460|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|796|3,066|1|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|513|2,943|26|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|444|2,731|6|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|120|2,649|11|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,573|1,523|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|290|1,398|175|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|852|1,475|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|141|1,662|367|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|116|1,145|275|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|634|707|140|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|190|1,135|652|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|262|880|64|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|582|1,134|132|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|237|1,526|728|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|274|2,170|42|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|259|1,242|0|Georgia}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|269|1,745|0|Georgia}}