Hudson, New Hampshire is a vibrant, growing town located in Hillsborough County. With its close-knit community and deep sense of pride, it is no surprise that residents take an active role in local politics. Hudson boasts several political organizations that engage in activities such as candidate forums, voter registration drives, and other initiatives to promote civic engagement. All three major political parties are represented in Hudson’s politics, with the Democratic Party being particularly active in recent years. The town also hosts an annual Town Meeting which serves as a forum for residents to voice their opinions on local issues. Additionally, members of the community can serve on various boards and committees within the town government to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions. By taking advantage of these opportunities for civic engagement, Hudson residents can make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Hudson, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hudson, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hudson, New Hampshire: r r d d r d
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 Hudson, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,848 contributions totaling $147,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 935 contributions totaling $166,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)