Editing Neosho County, Kansas (section)

==Government==

===Presidential elections===
Neosho County is a mostly Republican county. Only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present have resulted in Republicans failing to win the county, with the last of these being in 1964. However, like the rest of the four most southeasterly Kansas counties, Democrats have maintained a sizable presence, but not enough to win the county. 
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,961|1,696|152|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,970|1,796|111|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,431|1,501|382|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,272|2,050|158|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,473|2,563|156|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,705|2,424|102|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,014|2,588|284|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,409|2,527|961|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,926|2,799|2,168|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,739|3,402|81|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,968|2,679|102|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,613|2,923|541|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,038|3,842|144|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,034|2,559|145|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,950|2,725|789|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,458|4,795|43|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,877|3,451|43|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,886|3,005|29|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,595|2,987|32|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,072|3,770|105|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,420|3,233|26|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,556|4,419|56|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,777|5,611|41|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,212|5,616|137|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,603|2,459|74|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,106|2,274|1,319|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,150|3,195|122|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|4,053|4,891|295|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,580|1,993|1,662|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,929|2,386|196|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,134|1,530|382|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,424|2,279|56|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,177|2,601|38|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|2,000|0|2,183|Kansas}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|2,134|1,144|1,019|Kansas}}
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===Laws===
Following amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until 1998, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm| title=Map of Wet and Dry Counties| publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue| date=November 2006| access-date=December 26, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008013617/http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm| archive-date=October 8, 2007}}</ref>

===Local Government===
Former Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston, who was jailed for misdemeanor convictions early in 2024, in December 2024  faced six felony charges of perjury and witness intimidation. The complaint accused Thurston of lying during testimony in an arrangement that involved a female (one of more than 50) who were coerced to send Thurston nude photos.Sheriff’s officers filed reports  that accused Thuston of using confidential information for personal gain, intimidating a witness or victim, disseminating a criminal history record, theft by deception, preventing reporting of victimization, and other felonies. Those crimes were reported between 2018 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Sherman |date=2024-12-18 |title=Former rural Kansas prosecutor charged with felony perjury and witness intimidation • Kansas Reflector |url=https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/18/former-rural-kansas-prosecutor-charged-with-felony-perjury-and-witness-intimidation/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kansas Reflector |language=en-US}}</ref>