03261 Northwood, NH is known for its small-town charm and tight knit community. The town boasts a rich history of political involvement, with many residents actively involved in local politics. This includes town meetings, public forums, and attendance at various events hosted by town officials. Local elections are held every two years to elect selectmen, representatives, and other individuals that help manage and govern the town. In recent years there has been a surge in political interest from the younger generation, as more young people have become increasingly engaged in their local government. With the support of their peers, they have been making their voices heard on issues that are important to them and their community. 03261 Northwood is an example of how a small town can make a big impact when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Zip 03261 (Northwood, NH) is leaning conservative.
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 03261 (Northwood, NH) is leaning conservative.
Northwood, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
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.
Northwood, 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 03261 (Northwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 186 contributions totaling $9,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $8,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)