Editing Jones County, Texas (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the [[Robertson Unit]], located 10 miles from downtown.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/rb.htm Robertson Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201413/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/rb.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." ''[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]''. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.</ref> The state Middleton transfer unit is located partially in Abilene and also in Jones County.<ref>"[http://www.abilenetx.com/ons/map.htm?Submit=I+Accept Super Neighborhood Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609140822/http://www.abilenetx.com/ons/map.htm?Submit=I+Accept |date=2011-06-09 }}." ([http://www.abilenetx.com/ons/image/map.jpg Direct map link] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609141019/http://www.abilenetx.com/ons/image/map.jpg |date=June 9, 2011 }}) City of Abilene. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ne.htm Middleton Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201344/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/ne.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." ''[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]''. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.</ref>

From 2007 to 2017 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Susan King (Texas politician)|Susan King]] [[Texas House of Representatives|represented]] Jones, [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan]], and [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor]] Counties in the state house.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5641&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Susan~gender=~last=King~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Susan King|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|access-date=March 12, 2014}}</ref>

===Politics===
"From their first presidential election in 1884 through 1992, the voters in Jones County have generally chosen Democratic candidates. They supported Republican candidates in 1928, 1952, 1972, 1984, and 1988."<ref>[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jones-county “TSHA“]</ref>

Since 2000, the majority of voters selected Republican presidential candidates, with the margin of victory for the party's candidates increasing in each election.

Jones County is part of the [[Texas's 71st House of Representatives district|71st district]] for elections to the [[Texas House of Representatives]].
{{PresHead|place=Jones County, Texas|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,017|2,343|23|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,072|3,318|26|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,202|1,050|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,676|2,372|931|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,295|3,622|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,196|2,772|18|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,073|2,594|10|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,941|2,680|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|432|3,599|146|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|361|3,417|339|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|401|3,688|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|305|3,396|2|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|224|2,934|30|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,995|1,563|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|566|3,010|101|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|114|1,798|224|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|63|1,301|255|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Jones 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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