Belmont, New Hampshire is a small town of approximately 7,000 residents located in the Lakes Region of the state. It has been predominantly Republican since it was first settled in 1727, and continues to be a stronghold for the GOP today. This is evident from the local elected officials that represent Belmont - all five of the town’s representatives in the state legislature are Republicans, including Senator Jeb Bradley and Representatives James Gregoire and James Webb. At the county level two of Belmont’s three representatives on the Belknap County Delegation are also Republicans - Bob Gray and Greg Hill. In addition to its local representation, Belmont also demonstrates its commitment to Republican values through its large voter turnout for presidential elections - in 2016 over 84% of registered voters in Belmont participated compared to an average participation rate of 72% statewide.
The political climate in Belmont, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, NH is somewhat conservative. In Belknap County, NH 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belknap county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
Belknap county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, New Hampshire is somewhat conservative.
Laconia Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Belmont, New Hampshire: R R d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Belmont, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 898 contributions totaling $84,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $49,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)