Editing Columbia County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Politics and government==
{{PresHead|place=Columbia County, Pennsylvania|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|21,190|11,083|436|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|20,098|10,532|650|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|18,004|8,934|1,568|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,236|10,937|571|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|14,477|13,230|571|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|16,052|10,679|138|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,095|8,975|841|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|8,234|8,379|3,759|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|9,742|8,261|5,736|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|12,114|7,767|140|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,402|8,254|62|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|12,426|9,449|1,438|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|11,508|12,051|366|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|14,187|7,222|900|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|12,202|8,187|1,840|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,982|13,885|36|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|15,310|9,322|19|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|13,382|9,024|15|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|13,008|9,467|79|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|9,417|9,367|0|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|9,336|9,647|70|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|9,518|12,523|66|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|9,674|14,141|293|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|8,791|10,640|356|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|14,362|5,304|115|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|7,336|7,390|743|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|6,238|6,965|462|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,013|5,785|389|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|889|4,905|3,116|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|3,718|5,373|402|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|3,635|4,196|415|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,954|4,982|454|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,280|4,904|500|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,336|4,929|380|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,484|4,676|281|Pennsylvania}}
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{{U.S. SenHead|place=Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|20,617|10,969|814|Pennsylvania}}
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=== Voter registration ===
As of February 6, 2024, there were 39,054 registered voters in Columbia County.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref>
* [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]: 20,820 (53.31%)
* [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]: 12,268 (31.41%)
* [[Independent (United States)|Independent]]: 4,360 (11.16%)
* [[Third party (United States)|Third Party]]: 1,606 (4.11%)
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While the county registration tends to be evenly matched between Democrats and Republicans, the county trends Republican in statewide elections. [[Donald Trump]] carried the county by more than 30 points in both 2016 and 2020. While [[John McCain]] received 51.6% of its vote to 47.1% for [[Barack Obama]], this was a far-closer margin than the 20 points that [[George W. Bush]] carried it by in 2004. Each of the three row-office statewide winners carried Columbia in 2008. In 2006, Democrat [[Bob Casey, Jr.|Bob Casey Jr.]] received 51% of its vote when he unseated incumbent Republican US Senator [[Rick Santorum]] and [[Ed Rendell]] received 50.6% of the vote against [[Lynn Swann]].

For many years Columbia County was represented in the State House by a conservative Democrat in the 109th district until [[John Gordner]] changed parties to Republican in 2001. He was elected to the State Senate in 2003 and succeeded by Republican [[David R. Millard]]. Columbia is in the 27th Senate district and 11th Congressional district.

===County commissioners===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Commissioners !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|David Kovach || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Rich Ridgway || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Chris Young || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===Other county officials===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Office !! Official !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Chief Judge || Thomas A. James || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Judge || Gary Norton || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Chief Clerk || Gail Kipp || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Coroner || Jeremy Reese || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills || Beverly Michael || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Sheriff || Tim Chamberlain || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Treasurer || Shirley Turner || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary || Tami B. Kline || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===State senate===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!District !! Senator !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|[[Pennsylvania Senate, District 27|27]] || [[John Gordner]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===State House of Representatives===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!District !! Representative !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|[[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 109|109]] || [[Robert Leadbeter]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States House of Representatives===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!District !! Representative !! Party
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|[[Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district|9]] || [[Dan Meuser]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Senator !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Dave McCormick]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John Fetterman]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}