Editing Cheshire County, New Hampshire (section)

==Politics and government==
{{PresHead|place=Cheshire County, New Hampshire|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|2024|Democratic|20,083|24,579|727|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|17,898|25,522|950|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|16,876|22,064|2,955|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|15,156|25,380|824|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|15,205|26,971|647|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|16,463|24,438|446|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|13,793|17,382|2,220|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|10,252|16,159|3,290|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|11,037|15,037|6,383|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|15,002|12,339|171|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|15,851|8,990|100|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,242|7,835|4,390|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,554|10,388|363|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|13,390|9,157|156|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|10,702|9,135|495|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,958|13,626|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,594|8,668|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|12,585|5,574|11|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,897|6,710|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|9,043|6,337|126|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,334|7,098|2|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,302|6,916|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|8,052|6,322|200|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|7,904|5,662|126|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,673|5,025|58|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,008|2,720|428|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,644|3,374|74|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,337|2,779|128|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|2,765|2,114|1,442|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,160|1,917|349|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,364|2,002|184|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,435|2,120|91|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,818|1,272|283|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|4,024|2,994|124|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|4,118|3,165|134|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|3,888|2,981|286|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|4,340|2,979|86|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|4,162|2,984|6|New Hampshire}}
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===County Commission===
The executive power of Cheshire 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/Democratic}} | John Wozmak (chair)
| [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| 2
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Terry Clark (Clerk)
| [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| 3
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Robert Englund (Vice Chair)
| [[Stoddard, New Hampshire|Stoddard]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}

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.co.cheshire.nh.us/departments/ | title=Departments }}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Office
! Name
|-
| County Attorney
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Chris McLaughlin (D)
|-
| Register of Deeds
|  {{party shading/Democratic}}| Anna Tilton (D)
|-
| County Sheriff
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Eli Rivera (D)
|-
| Register of Probate
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Jeremy LaPlante (D)
|-
| County Treasurer
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Charles Weed (D)
|} <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 Cheshire County is made up of all of the members of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] from the county. In total, there are 22 members from 18 different districts. After the 2022 elections, the party distribution and representatives were as follows.
{| 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 | 16
| align=center | 72.7%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 27.3%
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 23
! 100%
|}