Keene, NH is a small city located in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire. It is a rural area with a population of around 24,000 people and is known for its active involvement in local politics. The city has a strong tradition of citizen engagement and holds regular public meetings to discuss issues that affect the city and its citizens. Keene has two representatives in the state legislature: Representative Linda Tanner (D) and Senator Dan Feltes (D). Both representatives are committed to protecting the rights of their constituents while also advocating for resources to support economic growth in the area. Additionally, Keene holds elections every two years for city council members, who are responsible for making important decisions about services and policies provided within the city limits. Overall, Keene's vibrant political landscape ensures its citizens have access to their representatives as well as an effective government to serve their needs.
The political climate in Zip 03431 (Keene, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Cheshire County, NH is moderately liberal. In Cheshire County, NH 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheshire county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.3%.
Cheshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03431 (Keene, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Keene, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Cheshire County, New Hampshire is moderately liberal.
Keene Metro Area is moderately 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.
Keene, 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 zip 03431 (Keene)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,462 contributions totaling $405,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 292 contributions totaling $75,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)