The politics in 03038 Derry, NH are shaped by its diverse population. Derry is the fourth-largest town in New Hampshire and a small city of 33,000 people. The town is very politically active with many local candidates running for office every election cycle. Local elections often feature a range of political candidates from both major parties as well as third party or independent candidates. Residents actively participate in political campaigns and are passionate about the issues that affect their community. With such a high level of political engagement, it's no surprise that debates on important topics such as economic development, education, healthcare, public safety and infrastructure take center stage during elections. While there may be differences among the various local candidates on the issues, ultimately all are driven by a desire to make Derry an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 03038 (Derry, NH) is leaning liberal.
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal. In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03038 (Derry, NH) is leaning liberal.
Derry, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Derry, New Hampshire: r r d r 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 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 zip 03038 (Derry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,032 contributions totaling $60,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $62,147 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)