Center Harbor, NH is a small town located in New Hampshire with a tight-knit community atmosphere. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen, who work to ensure the town operates effectively and efficiently. The Board of Selectmen are responsible for setting local taxes, approving development projects, managing town finances, and maintaining public safety. Voters in Center Harbor also elect representatives to represent the town at the state level in Concord. These representatives are responsible for making sure local interests are heard in debates on state legislation that could affect Center Harbor. Additionally, they advocate for funding from the state for projects like road improvements or educational programs. At the federal level, Center Harbor is represented by two senators and one congressman who make sure national policies take into account the needs of their constituents. The citizens of Center Harbor take pride in participating in elections to ensure their voices are heard on all levels of government.
The political climate in Center Harbor, NH is somewhat 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
Center Harbor, NH is somewhat 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.
Center Harbor, 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 Center Harbor, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $46,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $60,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)