Editing Hancock County, Kentucky (section)

==Government and politics==

=== Politics ===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,375|1,173|85|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,145|1,351|91|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,788|1,244|263|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,212|1,833|89|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|1,928|2,135|81|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,286|1,709|34|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,032|1,508|70|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,356|1,547|436|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,261|1,714|630|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,733|1,478|32|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,967|1,287|47|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,367|1,530|107|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,124|1,562|61|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,583|791|76|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,049|867|431|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|756|1,423|11|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,488|1,018|0|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,317|1,022|7|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,341|1,177|7|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|985|1,146|32|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,365|1,129|15|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,424|1,338|2|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,087|1,317|17|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,174|1,623|29|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,614|1,151|2|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,332|1,323|70|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,446|1,384|49|Kentucky}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|918|833|44|Kentucky}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|268|757|735|Kentucky}}
Unlike most fellow Southern counties, Hancock County has been a swing county for most of its history. No party had won the county more than three times in a row (aside from a brief Republican streak from 1916-1928), but the county has swung sharply to the right in the 21st century. The county gave Barack Obama a majority of the votes in 2008, but went back to Republican hands in 2012, and has continued to swing further right since, with [[Donald Trump]] becoming the first candidate in history to gain over 70% of the vote in 2024. Hancock County is still relatively swingy socially, having voted in favor of abortion<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2 Election Results: No Right to Abortion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-kentucky-constitutional-amendment-2-no-right-to-abortion.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and legalizing medical marijuana.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-05 |title=Live 2024 Election results in Hancock County |url=https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/live-2024-election-results-in-hancock-county/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241110220811/https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/live-2024-election-results-in-hancock-county/ |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) |language=en-US}}</ref> Like most counties in Kentucky, Hancock County is much more competitive at the local level due to Kentucky's high number of conservative Democrats and Kentucky's previously Democratic history. 

===Government===

==== Federal and State ====
{| class=wikitable
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Elected officials as of January 3, 2025'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/smembers_county.html |title=Senate Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/hmembers_county.html |title=House Members - County |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=apps.legislature.ky.gov |publisher=[[Kentucky General Assembly]] |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote=}}</ref>
|- 
! scope=row|[[U.S. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Brett Guthrie]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|KY|2|B}}
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky Senate|Ky. Senate]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Gary Boswell]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Kentucky's 8th Senate district|8]]
|- 
! scope=row|[[Kentucky House of Representatives|Ky. House]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Scott Lewis (politician)|Scott Lewis]] (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|14
|}

==== Fiscal Court ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hancock County, Kentucky, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Hancock_County,_Kentucky,_elections,_2024#County_elections_and_candidates |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Primary election slate set for May 17; Bozarth seeks seventh term |url=https://www.hancockclarion.com/2022/01/26/primary-election-slate-set-for-may-17-bozarth-seeks-seventh-term/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Hancock Clarion |language=en-US}}</ref>
!Name
!Party
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Magistrate District 1
|Brent Wigginton
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|Magistrate District 2
|Kasey Emmick
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Magistrate District 3
|John Gray
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Magistrate District 4
|Gary Baker
|Republican
|}

==== County Office ====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
!Name
!Party
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Judge/Executive
|Johnny Roberts, Jr.
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|County Attorney
|Paul Madden, Jr.
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|Sheriff
|Dale Bozarth
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|Jailer
|Roger Estes
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|Circuit Court Clerk
|Mike Boling
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |&nbsp;
|County Clerk
|Trina Ogle
|Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Property Value Administrator
|Karen Keown
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
|Coroner
|David Gibson
|Republican
|}