Editing Merrimack County, New Hampshire (section)

==Politics and government==
{{PresHead|place=Merrimack County, New Hampshire|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=June 9, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|43,364|48,181|1,433|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|39,711|48,533|1,889|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|37,674|40,198|5,776|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|34,524|44,756|1,234|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|34,010|45,078|1,018|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|36,060|39,975|612|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|30,028|30,622|3,034|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|21,231|29,381|5,588|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|22,114|24,437|12,283|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|29,535|18,637|514|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|27,925|13,510|144|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|23,584|12,083|6,293|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|21,853|14,865|564|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|25,354|11,737|362|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|19,289|12,711|1,292|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|12,564|19,818|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|20,395|13,278|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|22,060|8,711|3|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|21,824|10,310|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|16,586|11,171|178|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|14,599|13,382|2|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|14,923|14,692|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|14,456|13,645|218|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|13,986|12,805|117|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|15,724|10,139|72|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|13,587|8,283|822|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|12,748|8,976|148|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,970|5,967|207|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|4,632|4,741|2,480|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|6,932|4,846|489|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|7,433|4,740|270|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|7,517|5,248|274|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|7,715|3,310|724|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|6,116|5,919|274|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|6,001|6,119|346|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|6,005|5,513|351|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|5,935|5,922|26|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|5,660|5,687|8|New Hampshire}}
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Merrimack County was reliably Republican through most of its history, with Democrats only carrying the county in four out of 29 presidential elections from 1876 to 1988. Since then, Democrats have carried the county every time.

===County Commission===
The executive power of Merrimack County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of the three commissioner districts within the county.
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{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! District
! Commissioner
! Hometown
! Party
|-
| 1
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Steve Shurtleff]]
| [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| 2
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Stuart Trachy 
| [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 3
| {{party shading/Republican}} | David Lovlien Jr.
| [[Pembroke, New Hampshire|Pembroke]]
| {{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 |title=Merrimack County Directory |url=http://www.merrimackcounty.net/links-and-contacts/16-links-contacts/41-merrimack-county-directory}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Office
! Name
|-
| County Attorney
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Paul Halvorsen (R)
|-
| Register of Deeds
|  {{party shading/Democratic}}| Erica Davis (D)
|-
| County Sheriff
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | David Croft (D)
|-
| Register of Probate
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Jane Bradstreet (D)
|-
| County Treasurer
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Mary Heath (R)
|} <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2022 |title=General Election Winners - 11/08/2022 |url=https://sos.nh.gov/media/l4odlvyb/general-election-winners.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525000223/https://sos.nh.gov/media/l4odlvyb/general-election-winners.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

===Legislative branch===
The legislative branch of Merrimack County is made up of all of the members of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] from the county. In total, {{as of|lc=y|2022}} there are 45 members from 30 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 | 25
| align=center | 56.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 20
| align=center | 43.5%
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 45
! 100%
|}