Merrimack, NH County is a vibrant and diverse place located in the southern region of New Hampshire. It is home to many small businesses and a thriving community of citizens who take an active interest in their local politics. The county encompasses several cities and towns, each with its own mayor and elected officials. The Merrimack County Republican Committee works to promote conservative values and uphold traditional ideals, while the Merrimack County Democratic Committee seeks to create progressive policies that benefit all members of the community. These two political parties work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality representation in government. Additionally, there are various independent candidates who run for office on platforms dedicated to specific causes or initiatives that they feel passionate about. Overall, Merrimack County is a hub of political activity where all voices can be heard and positive change can be realized through the democratic process.
The political climate in Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal.
In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Merrimack, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Merrimack County, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,482 contributions totaling $1,918,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,784 contributions totaling $982,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)