Editing Jackson County, Alabama (section)

==Politics==
While most of North Alabama became solidly [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] during the 1970s, Jackson County remained a stronghold of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] for elections to local office up through the 2000s (however, like many [[Southern Democrat|Southern Democrats]], the county's voters are not liberal). Until November 2012, Democrats were elected to Jackson County government. In [[2012 United States elections|that year's general election]], two Republicans were elected to the Jackson County Commission—the first Republicans to serve on the Commission since [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/14/1114-b4-jackson-commission-gains-its-first/|title=Jackson County Commission gains its first Republicans|date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref>

There is now an all-Republican political delegation in Jackson County. Tommy Hanes and Ritchie Whorton represent the county in the [[Alabama House of Representatives]]. [[Steve Livingston]] serves Jackson County in the Alabama State Senate. In [[2004 United States presidential election in Alabama|2004]], Jackson County voted for Republican [[George W. Bush]] over Democrat [[John Kerry]]. It was the first time Jackson County voters had chosen a Republican presidential candidate over a Democrat since [[1972 United States presidential election in Alabama|1972]].

In [[2008 United States presidential election in Alabama|2008]], Republican presidential nominee [[John McCain]] won the county with 67.7 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse|title=President Map – Election Results 2008 – The New York Times|access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> In [[2010 United States elections|2010]], Republican gubernatorial candidate [[Robert J. Bentley]] received 56% of the vote,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/county/#val=ALG00p4|title=County Results - Election Center 2010 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com|website=[[CNN]] |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Republican House candidate [[Mo Brooks]] received 55% of the vote,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/county/#ALH05p1|title=County Results - Election Center 2010 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com|website=[[CNN]] |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> and incumbent Senator [[Richard Shelby]] received 70% in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/county/#val=ALS01p4|title=County Results - Election Center 2010 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com|website=[[CNN]] |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> However, Democratic politicians continued to be elected to local positions such as County Sheriff and the school board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/11/chuck_phillips_election_sherif.html|title=Chuck Phillips elected sheriff in Jackson County; Cecil Gant to school board|date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref>

The current Jackson County Commission is headed by Chairman General Willie Nance Jr.

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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|16,672|3,673|639|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,439|5,822|371|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|14,083|6,374|417|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,534|8,635|152|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|8,475|9,066|365|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,650|8,204|1,704|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,711|10,628|2,577|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|6,090|7,418|161|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|6,730|7,635|217|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,897|8,776|530|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,913|10,989|423|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,202|2,985|223|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,191|1,022|8,695|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1964|Dixiecrat|2,730|0|3,145|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,036|4,789|23|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,868|4,758|21|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,272|3,677|10|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|603|0|1,744|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,026|2,967|7|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|945|3,818|9|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|926|3,450|7|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|938|3,110|8|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,081|2,153|13|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|885|1,923|101|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,483|2,513|17|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|567|1,907|48|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|229|1,597|429|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|469|1,404|90|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|666|1,641|50|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,694|1,933|64|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|675|3,556|148|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|0|3,044|1,638|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,022|2,304|40|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,052|2,217|342|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|599|2,059|956|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|694|2,689|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1872|Democratic|675|1,612|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|539|1,581|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1860|Southern Democratic|0|565|1,890|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|0|1,790|97|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|83|1,154|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1848|Democratic|136|1,589|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|87|1,751|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|57|2,147|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1836|Democratic|89|1,626|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1832|Democratic|0|1,045|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1828|Democratic|6|1,088|0|Alabama}}
{{PresFoot|1824|Democratic|6|141|3|Alabama}}