Hanover, NH is a small New England town that is politically active. The town currently has a Democratic majority in its local government, with the Select Board consisting of four Democrats and one Republican. Hanover also has an active group of citizens who are engaged in the political process, voicing their concerns at Town Hall meetings and attending events organized by local politicians. Local elections often draw high turnout from Hanover's citizens as they strive to stay informed on current issues and elect representatives who will best represent their interests. The town also participates in larger state-level elections and takes part in initiatives such as voting for candidates running for President of the United States. Hanover residents actively seek out information on candidates, attend debates, and take part in other activities that help them make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Hanover, NH is somewhat liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanover, NH is somewhat liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly 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.
Hanover, New Hampshire: d D D D D 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 Hanover, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,857 contributions totaling $2,511,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 732 contributions totaling $1,138,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)