 In recent elections, Republicans have received about 1/3rd of the county's vote.In 2016, Donald Trump earned 39.7% of the county's vote, while the Democratic vote deteriorated to 51.4% (the lowest percentage since 1932); according to exit polls, this was due to residents' concerns about the decline of mining and forestry in the county.This was the closest that a Republican had come to winning the county since 1972.