Sanbornton, NH is a rural town located in Belknap County, New Hampshire. It has a strong sense of community and prides itself on its small-town charm. Although it is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people, Sanbornton's politics are just as engaging and important as the politics of larger cities. The town holds an annual Town Meeting in March where residents can make their voices heard and make decisions that affect the entire town. Sanbornton also elects 3 Selectmen to serve 2 year terms who act as the governing body of the Town. These representatives work alongside several appointed committees to ensure the smooth operations of government services. Furthermore, Sanbornton is part of the larger state of New Hampshire and participates in state-wide elections by voting for local political candidates who represent them in Concord.
The political climate in Sanbornton, NH is moderately 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
Sanbornton, NH is moderately 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.
Sanbornton, 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 Sanbornton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 305 contributions totaling $19,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $7,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)