Editing Rhea County, Tennessee (section)

==Government==
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|11,974|2,312|158|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|11,050|2,369|218|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,660|1,942|460|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,802|2,628|160|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,042|2,907|157|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,301|3,665|88|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,900|3,722|150|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,476|3,969|743|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,860|4,289|1,199|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,144|2,595|37|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,692|2,804|91|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,689|3,070|130|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,449|3,735|57|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,842|1,312|145|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,428|1,301|2,237|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,730|2,637|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,721|1,761|70|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,516|1,930|71|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,520|2,090|17|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,077|1,897|177|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,880|1,581|0|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,956|2,364|16|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,964|2,199|38|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,448|1,550|38|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,585|842|3|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,168|1,169|67|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,341|1,051|21|Tennessee}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|768|661|31|Tennessee}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|253|692|580|Tennessee}}

Rhea County uses the [[county commission]] form of local government. The nine seats on the county commission each represent a geographical area of the county. Members of the commission and the county executive are elected to four-year terms.

Rhea County is part of the [[Tennessee's 3rd congressional district|3rd Congressional District of Tennessee]]. Until 2003, Rhea County was part of the [[Tennessee's 4th congressional district|4th Congressional District]], and was represented by Rhea County native [[Van Hilleary]]. Hilleary ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002. Beginning in 2013, Rhea County again became part of the 4th District.

At the state level, Rhea County is part of the 31st district of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]. The 31st is made up of Rhea County and the northern portion of Hamilton County. The county is part of the 1st district in the Tennessee Senate.

Rhea County is generally a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]-leaning county in [[President of the United States|Presidential]] elections and in [[United States Congress|congressional]] elections. The county voted for [[John McCain]] in 2008. The last [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to win a majority in the county was [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[U.S. presidential election, 1976|1976]]. On account of the third-party candidacy of [[Ross Perot]], the Republican candidate received less than 50% in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]] and in [[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]]. [[Ross Perot]] drew 11.2% and 7.6% of the vote in 1992 and 1996, respectively.