Bath, New Hampshire is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state. It is a rural, agricultural community with approximately 1,160 residents. The town has a vibrant culture and a strong sense of community pride that encourages civic engagement. Politically, Bath leans slightly to the left as it is often represented by liberal-leaning candidates in local elections. At the state level, representatives from both major parties typically vie for support among Bath voters. Issues that matter most to citizens are usually related to economic development and job growth, educational opportunities for children, and health care access. Local elections often feature candidates who prioritize these issues as they seek to make improvements within the town limits.
The political climate in Bath, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bath, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly 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.
Bath, 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 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 Bath, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 428 contributions totaling $18,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $9,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)