Bow, NH is a small town in New Hampshire and is known for its close-knit community. Although the town is not large, there are plenty of political issues and events that take place throughout the year. In particular, Bow has an active local government with representatives from both major parties. Elections for the select board and other local offices often attract a diverse range of candidates from various backgrounds and ideologies. Public forums are held regularly to discuss local issues and residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on matters such as taxes, infrastructure, zoning laws, and more. Residents also actively participate in town meetings to vote on important decisions or initiatives that could affect them directly or indirectly. While Bow may not be a hotbed of political activity, it does provide citizens with a platform to engage civically.
The political climate in Bow, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bow, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bow, 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 Bow, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 603 contributions totaling $87,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $51,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)