Barnstead, NH is a small town located in the northern part of the state with a strong community atmosphere. The town's politics are reflective of this close-knit atmosphere, with elections held to determine local leaders and policies. The town has two selectmen, one for each district, who are elected to serve three year terms and represent their respective districts on the town board. The Board of Selectmen works closely with the Town Meeting Representatives to ensure that all residents have an active say in local decision-making processes. Additionally, there are various committees which address topics such as zoning or taxation that residents can be involved in. Barnstead prides itself on keeping its politics accessible to all citizens in order to make decisions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Barnstead, 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
Barnstead, 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.
Barnstead, 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 Barnstead, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $11,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $4,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)