Editing Gadsden County, Florida (section)

==Politics==
Due to its majority-black population, Gadsden County is the most reliably Democratic county in Florida. It is also the strongest Democratic county in Florida, giving Democrats higher margins than even in highly populated urban counties like [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]], despite having a population of 43,826.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida’s political geography: Why races in this swing state are always so close |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/florida-political-geography/ |website=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316214748/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/florida-political-geography/ |archive-date=March 16, 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Weigel |first1=David |last2=Tierney |first2=Lauren}}</ref> No Democratic gubernatorial or presidential candidate has received less than 60% of the vote in the county since 1992, even for those who lost in landslides statewide.

In the [[2022 Florida gubernatorial election|2022 gubernatorial election]], it was one of only five counties in the state to vote for Democratic nominee [[Charlie Crist]] over incumbent Republican governor [[Ron DeSantis]], and it was the only one to give Crist more than 60% of the vote. Crist lost statewide by 19.4%. Similarly, in the [[2024 United States presidential election in Florida|2024 presidential election]] it was the only county to give [[Kamala Harris]] over 60% of the vote, and one of only six counties won by Harris. Harris lost statewide by 13%.

According to the secretary of state's office, Democrats maintain a massive majority of registered voters in Gadsden County. As of May 23, 2022, the county has the highest percentage of registered Democrats of all counties in Florida. The last Republican to win a majority in the county was [[Richard Nixon]] in his landslide [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1972|1972]] victory.<ref>Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> As a measure of how strongly Democratic the county is, Gadsden was the solitary Florida county to vote against [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] in [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1984|1984]]<ref>David Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1984&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1984 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Florida by County]</ref> and [[George H. W. Bush|George Bush]] in [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1988|1988]], even as both won in statewide landslides.
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Gadsden County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of September 30, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/ |title=Voter Registration - Current by County - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State |access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Political Party
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 18,300
| align = center | 69.05%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 5,641
| align = center | 21.29%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Independent 
| align = center | 2,825
| align = center | 10.66%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Third Parties 
| align = center | 413
| align = center | 1.56%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 26,501
! align = center | 100.00%
|}

===Statewide elections===
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|7,495|14,203|234|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|7,465|16,153|144|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|6,728|15,020|466|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,630|15,770|125|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,811|15,582|145|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|6,253|14,629|102|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|4,770|9,736|225|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,817|9,407|975|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,975|8,486|1,933|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,992|6,372|213|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|5,807|7,403|2|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,718|8,222|285|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,531|6,798|102|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,995|3,829|2|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,337|3,274|4,446|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|5,207|4,556|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,010|2,343|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,321|2,262|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,835|2,706|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|376|1,427|999|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|462|2,574|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|417|3,218|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|198|2,572|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|105|1,865|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|346|1,184|21|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|47|681|74|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|38|1,922|28|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|57|875|98|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|75|609|87|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|89|563|86|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1904|Democratic|54|471|11|Florida}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|37.36% ''6,511''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''62.00%''' ''10,805''
|align="center" |0.64% ''110''
|-
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|30.91% ''6,200''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''68.36%''' ''13,712''
|align="center" |0.72% ''146''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|27.27% ''4,798''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''70.62%''' ''12,425''
|align="center" |2.11% ''371''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|25.90% ''4,324''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''72.27%''' ''12,067''
|align="center" |1.83% ''307''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|32.45% ''4,557''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''66.25%''' ''9,303''
|align="center" |1.29% ''182''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|25.83% ''3,948''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''73.46%''' ''11,228''
|align="center" |0.71% ''109''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|35.66% ''4,028''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''64.34%''' ''7,269''
|align="center" |
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|30.63% ''3,422''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''69.37%''' ''7,751''
|align="center" |
|}
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County commissioners
* Eric Hinson (District 1)
* Anthony Viegbesie, PhD (District 2)
* Kimblin NeSmith, J.D. (District 3)
*Brenda Holt (District 4)
* Ronterious Green (District 5)
Local elected officials 
* Sheriff: Morris A. Young
* Supervisor of Elections: Shirley Green Knight
* Tax Collector: W. Dale Summerford
* Property Appraiser: Reginald Cunningham
* Superintendent of Schools: Elijah Key<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gadsdensoe.com/m/Elected-Officials/Federal-State-Local-Officials|title = Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections > Elected Officials > Federal,State,Local-Officials}}</ref>