Editing Dartmouth, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
===Local government===
Since 1928, Dartmouth has been governed by a [[representative town meeting]], its legislative body, and [[Select Board]], its executive body. Prior to 1928, the town was governed by an [[open town meeting]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1927 Chap. 0026. An Act Providing For Precinct Voting, Representative Town Meetings, Town Meeting Members, A Referendum And A Moderator To Serve For A Year In The Town Of Dartmouth |url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/items/01c75d6f-417c-4c84-8270-6957543e3970 |website=archives.lib.state.ma.us |publisher=Secretary of the Commonwealth |access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref> The Town Hall is located in the former Poole School, which also served as [[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth High School]] for several years. The town is patrolled by a central police department, located near Smith Mills on the site of the former Job S. Gidley School. There are five fire stations in the town divided among three fire districts, all of which are paid-call departments. There are two post offices (North Dartmouth, under the 02747 ZIP Code, and South Dartmouth, under the 02748 ZIP Code).

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" | Voter registration and party enrollment as of August 24, 2024<ref>[https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrolment_count_20240903.pdf#page=4 Massachusetts Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of August 24, 2024]</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Number of voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Unenrolled voter|Unenrolled]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 16,265
| style="text-align:center;" | 65.47%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 5,850
| style="text-align:center;" | 23.55%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2,415
| style="text-align:center;" | 9.72%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| [[Political designations in Massachusetts|Political Designation]]
| style="text-align:center" | 230
| style="text-align:center" | 0.93%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 84
| style="text-align:center;" | 0.34%
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! style="text-align:center;" | 24,844
! style="text-align:center;" | 100%
|}

===County government===
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office maintains its administrative headquarters and operates several jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex in North Dartmouth in Dartmouth. Jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex include the Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center, and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center.<ref name="JailFacilities">"[http://www.bcso-ma.us/facilities.htm Facilities]." Bristol County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on January 30, 2012. "400 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA 0274" and "Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747" and "Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747" and "C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center: 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747"</ref>

===State & national government===
Dartmouth is located in the Ninth Bristol state representative district, which includes all of Dartmouth as well as parts of Freetown, Lakeville, and New Bedford. The current state representative is [[Christopher Markey]]. The town is represented by [[Mark Montigny]] in the state senate in the Second Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes the city of New Bedford and the towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett. Dartmouth is the home of the Third Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police, which relocated in 2006 from Route 6 to just north of the retail center of town on Faunce Corner Road. On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 9, which is represented by [[William R. Keating]]. The state's junior (Class I) Senator is [[Ed Markey]] and the state's senior (Class II) Senator, is [[Elizabeth Warren]].

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="float:center; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Dartmouth presidential election results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:1970/|title=Election Results}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]]
! Total Votes
! Margin
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.75%''' ''9,792''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.49% ''7,778''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.76% ''314''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17,884
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.26%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.06%''' ''8,586''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.64% ''6,738''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.31% ''859''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16,183
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.42%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.21%''' ''9,880''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.08% ''5,985''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.72% ''277''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16,142
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.13%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.39%''' ''10,442''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.11% ''5,876''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.50% ''419''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16,737
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.28%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.16%''' ''10,218''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.91% ''4,855''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.93% ''142''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15,215
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.25%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.06%''' ''8,800''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.95% ''3,916''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.99% ''810''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13,526
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.11%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.16%''' ''7,852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.65% ''3,017''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|11.19% ''1,370''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12,239
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.50%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.12%''' ''6,571''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.14% ''2,846''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|26.74% ''3,437''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12,854
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.38%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.27%''' ''6,563''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.94% ''5,009''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.79% ''92''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11,664
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.32%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.29% ''5,355''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.36%''' ''5,695''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.35% ''39''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|11,089
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3.07%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.13% ''4,044''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.52%''' ''4,934''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.35% ''1,628''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|10,606
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8.39%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.72%''' ''5,314''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.88% ''4,242''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.40% ''336''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9,892
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.84%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.32%''' ''4,975''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.84% ''4,828''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.84% ''83''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|9,886
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1.49%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.61%''' ''4,738''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.38% ''3,590''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.01% ''348''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8,676
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.23%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.75%''' ''5,392''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.52% ''2,509''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.73% ''58''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7,959
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.22%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.26%''' ''4,292''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.61% ''3,194''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.13% ''10''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7,496
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.65%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.93% ''2,328''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.65%''' ''4,309''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.42% ''28''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6,665
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.72%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1952]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.25% ''2,323''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.41%''' ''3,575''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.34% ''20''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|5,918
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.16%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1948]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.51% ''2,047''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.31%''' ''2,170''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.18% ''184''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4,401
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2.79%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1944]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.23% ''1,832''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.66%''' ''1,885''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.11% ''4''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|3,721
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1.42%
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1940]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.49%''' ''1,878''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.15% ''1,756''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.36% ''13''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3,647
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3.35%
|}