Editing Cooke County, Texas (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Texas Juvenile Justice Department]] operates the [[Gainesville State School]] in an [[unincorporated area]] in Cooke County, east of [[Gainesville, Texas|Gainesville]].<ref name="TYCProfile">"[http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/programs/gainesville/index.html Gainesville State School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220003334/http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/programs/gainesville/index.html |date=2011-02-20 }}." [[Texas Youth Commission]]. Retrieved August 8, 2010.</ref>

===Politics===
Cooke County has long voted predominantly Republican; the only Democratic presidential candidate to win Cooke County since [[1948 United States presidential election|1948]] was [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], in that year's landslide over [[Barry Goldwater]].
Cooke County has been included in the [[Texas's 26th congressional district]]. vote in each of the past six presidential elections, starting in 2000.
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Drew Springer, Jr.]], a businessman from [[Muenster, Texas|Muenster]], has represented Cooke County in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] since January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/adam-d-young/2013-07-16/state-rep-springer-announces-district-tour-july-30#.UefOvhUo45s|title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30|work=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]], July 16, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Cooke County, Texas|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|16,975|3,310|202|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|15,596|3,210|219|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|13,181|2,352|422|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,951|2,246|154|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|11,871|3,051|132|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,908|3,142|57|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,128|3,153|188|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,320|3,782|1,195|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|5,299|3,105|4,680|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,196|4,217|39|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,260|3,278|26|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,760|3,842|200|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,804|4,483|42|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,317|1,702|51|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,799|2,711|1,412|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,117|4,083|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,983|3,168|25|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,164|2,272|37|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,385|2,657|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,194|3,241|591|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|919|3,270|749|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,358|4,483|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|686|3,686|20|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|470|3,775|20|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,262|1,924|4|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|525|3,170|391|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,003|2,170|215|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|353|2,273|109|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|206|1,780|151|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Cooke County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|16,284|3,620|395|Texas}}
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