Editing Grafton County, New Hampshire (section)

==Politics and government==
In the [[2000 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|2000 United States presidential election]], [[Al Gore]] narrowly carried the county over [[George W. Bush]], taking 47.31% of the vote to Bush's 46.71%. Other candidates got a combined 5.98%. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]] John Kerry prevailed over Bush by a wider margin: Kerry received 55.74% of the vote, while Bush received 43.17%. In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], [[Barack Obama]] carried Grafton by a landslide, receiving 63.03% of the vote to [[John McCain]]'s 35.45%. It was Obama's highest percentage by county in New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date=April 4, 2018 |website=www.uselectionatlas.org}}</ref> In [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[Hillary Clinton]] won this county with 55.7%, while [[Donald Trump]] received 37.1% of the vote. It was Clinton's highest percentage by county in New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website Maintenance &#124; Department of Information Technology |url=http://sos.nh.gov/2016PresGen.aspx?id=8589963634}}</ref> In 2024, the county was the only one in the state to vote for [[Nikki Haley]] rather than [[Donald Trump]] in the state's Republican presidential primary.

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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|21,909|32,993|993|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|19,905|33,180|1,047|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|19,010|28,510|3,671|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|18,208|29,826|980|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|17,687|31,446|757|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|20,277|26,180|514|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|18,092|18,326|2,315|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,543|17,476|3,753|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|13,450|15,389|7,504|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|19,033|11,484|182|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,451|8,757|92|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,273|7,282|4,596|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|14,430|8,996|488|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,605|8,388|326|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|12,881|7,813|860|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,461|12,566|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|14,454|7,821|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|15,609|5,466|6|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|15,937|6,124|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|12,248|6,841|192|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|10,947|8,743|7|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|11,478|9,761|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|11,336|8,520|160|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|10,810|8,342|171|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|12,566|6,035|158|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|10,493|5,360|511|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|9,650|6,102|42|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,795|4,644|78|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|3,520|3,752|2,318|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|6,323|3,582|196|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|6,100|3,496|156|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|6,177|3,619|214|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|6,199|2,306|591|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|4,828|4,794|182|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|5,209|5,170|191|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|5,171|4,917|193|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|4,964|5,300|140|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|4,763|5,092|1|New Hampshire}}
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===County Commission===
The executive power of Grafton 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}} | Wendy Piper
| [[Enfield, New Hampshire|Enfield]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| 2
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Martha Stroup McLeod
| [[Franconia, New Hampshire|Franconia]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| 3
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Omer Ahern Jr.
| [[Wentworth, New Hampshire|Wentworth]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

In addition to the County Commission, there are also five directly elected officials: they include County Attorney, Register of Deeds, County Sheriff, Register of Probate, and County Treasurer.

{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Office
! Name
|-
| County Attorney
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Martha Ann Hornick (D)
|-
| Register of Deeds
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Kelley Monahan (D)
|-
| County Sheriff
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Jeff Stiegler (D)
|-
| Register of Probate
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Charles Townsend (D)
|-
| County Treasurer
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Karen Liot Hill (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 |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=December 8, 2020 |website=New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

===General court===
The general court delegation of Grafton County is made up of all of the members of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] from the county. There are 26 members from 18 different districts. After the 2022 elections, the party distribution of representatives was 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 | 18
| align=center | 69.2%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 30.8%
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 27
! 100%
|}