Chichester is a small town in New Hampshire with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The town is known for its vibrant community and strong sense of pride in its hometown. Politically, the town holds a range of views, as is common in many small towns. Locally, the Town Council has seven members who are elected by the residents of Chichester to serve two-year terms. The council works to ensure that the laws and regulations passed at the state and federal levels are followed in Chichester. They also steward the budget and finances of the town and represent their constituents at regional meetings and events. In addition to the Town Council, there are various other local groups and organizations working on initiatives related to civic engagement, government transparency, economic development, sustainability, education, public safety, and other important topics. These groups provide an opportunity for all residents to voice their opinions about local politics and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Chichester, 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
Chichester, 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.
Chichester, 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 Chichester, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $7,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $36,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)