Editing Barry County, Michigan (section)

===Elections===
Barry County has been strongly Republican from its start. Since 1884, the Republican Party nominee has carried the county vote in 92% of the elections (33 of 36 elections).
{{PresHead|place=Barry County, Michigan|source=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS US Election Atlas]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|25,650|12,391|642|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|23,471|11,797|693|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|19,202|9,114|2,201|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|16,655|11,491|471|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|16,431|13,449|749|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|18,638|11,312|322|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|15,716|9,769|759|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|11,139|9,467|2,514|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|9,489|8,652|6,458|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|12,546|7,983|152|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,245|5,898|122|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|12,006|6,857|1,791|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|11,178|6,967|243|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,393|5,484|356|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,492|5,206|1,702|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,509|8,102|39|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,298|4,406|63|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|9,359|3,907|63|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,933|3,230|124|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,677|2,726|365|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,057|3,010|136|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,872|3,091|62|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,950|3,880|425|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|4,556|4,416|286|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,044|1,459|58|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,656|2,046|296|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,154|1,874|263|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|3,157|2,491|218|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|1,585|1,800|2,111|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,247|2,126|278|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,675|1,817|334|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,294|2,895|214|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,294|3,157|186|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,854|1,800|1,147|Michigan}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,212|2,676|558|Michigan}}
{{PresFoot|1884|Democratic|2,699|2,937|401|Michigan}}

The county government operates the [[County jail|jail]], maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and [[vital records]], administers [[public health]] regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The [[county commission|county board of commissioners]] controls the budget, and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.