Editing Carroll County, New Hampshire (section)

==Politics and government==
The county is historically Republican, but in 2008 [[Barack Obama]] received 52.39% of the county's vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=33003&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=David Leip's Presidential Election Database|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> This made him the first Democratic presidential nominee to win the county since 1912 and the first Democratic presidential nominee to win an absolute majority in the county since 1884. Joe Biden later repeated this feat in 2020. However, despite the recent Democratic trend, the county has not voted more Democratic than the nation since 1888 in terms of two-party vote.

The county is politically divided between the more conservative southern half, home to several seasonal communities along the north shore of [[Lake Winnipesaukee]] including [[Moultonborough, New Hampshire|Moultonborough]], [[Tuftonboro, New Hampshire|Tuftonboro]], and [[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire|Wolfeboro]], and the more liberal northern half, with several ski towns and resort towns such as [[Bartlett, New Hampshire|Bartlett]] and [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]]. In both the 2012 Presidential and gubernatorial elections in New Hampshire, Democratic candidates easily won the northern half of the county, and Republican candidates easily won the southern half of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.nh.gov/2012PresGen.aspx?id=28304|title=President of the United States - 2012 General Election - NHSOS|website=sos.nh.gov|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

Carroll County is one of only thirteen counties to have voted for Obama in 2008, Romney in 2012, Trump in 2016, and Biden in 2020.{{efn|The other twelve are [[Butte County, California]]; [[Teton County, Idaho]]; [[Kent County, Maryland]]; [[Kendall County, Illinois]]; [[McLean County, Illinois]]; [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana]]; [[Kent County, Michigan]]; [[Leelanau County, Michigan]]; [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]]; [[Marion County, Oregon]]; [[Grand County, Utah]]; and [[Albany County, Wyoming]].|name=|group=}}

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|17,426|16,822|410|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|16,150|16,649|498|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|14,635|12,987|1,994|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,207|13,977|418|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|13,387|15,221|448|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|14,614|13,319|289|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,597|9,852|1,430|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|9,168|8,881|2,714|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,715|7,258|5,730|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|12,983|5,153|208|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,891|3,806|67|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,980|3,119|1,742|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|8,561|3,374|263|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,525|2,395|150|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,795|2,163|359|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,957|4,058|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,487|1,918|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,527|1,281|8|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,498|1,578|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|6,127|1,869|54|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,251|2,461|1|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,656|2,870|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,521|2,769|35|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|5,269|2,873|19|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,509|1,592|16|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,372|2,213|100|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,214|2,279|17|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,259|2,003|32|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,454|1,820|947|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,562|1,591|65|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,594|1,683|62|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,626|1,859|101|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,800|1,214|236|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,253|2,267|95|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,338|2,434|162|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|2,286|2,443|140|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|2,426|2,639|47|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|2,016|2,474|3|New Hampshire}}
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===County Commission===
The executive power of Carroll County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of the three commissioner districts within the county.
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! District
! Commissioner
! Hometown
! Party
|-
| 1
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Chuck McGee (chair)
| [[Moultonborough, New Hampshire]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 2
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Harold Parker (vice-chair)
| Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] 
|-
| 3
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Terry McCarthy (clerk)
| [[Conway, New Hampshire]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

In addition to the County Commission, there are five directly elected officials: they include County Attorney, Register of Deeds, County Sheriff, Register of Probate, and County Treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carrollcountynh.net/departments|title = Departments &#124; Carroll County NH}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Office
! Name
|-
| County Attorney
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Keith Blair (R)
|-
| Register of Deeds
|  {{party shading/Republican}}| Karen Rines (R)
|-
| County Sheriff
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Domenic Richardi (R)
|-
| County Treasurer
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Matt Sawyer (R)
|-
| Register of Probate
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Meg Lavender (R)
|} <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2020 |title=General Election Winners - 11/03/2020 |url= https://sos.nh.gov/media/l4odlvyb/general-election-winners.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525000223/https://sos.nh.gov/media/l4odlvyb/general-election-winners.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=December 8, 2020 |website=New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

===Legislative branch===
The legislative branch of Carroll County is made up of all of the members of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] from the county. In total, as of January 2021 there are 15 members from 8 different districts.
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Affiliation
! Members
! Voting share
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 33.3%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 66.7%
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 15
! 100%
|}