Cornish, NH is a small rural town located in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The local politics in the town of Cornish are largely driven by the citizens’ desire to maintain their small-town charm and atmosphere. Citizens often take pride in their involvement and participation in local politics, as it allows them to express their opinion on important matters that affect their lives. There are several political candidates who run for office each year to represent the people of Cornish, and much of the electioneering focuses on issues such as public services, taxes, economic development, education policy, and environmental protection. Residents of Cornish work together to ensure that any changes made to their town are beneficial for everyone involved.
The political climate in Cornish, NH is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NH is leaning liberal. In Sullivan County, NH 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.1%.
Sullivan county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cornish, NH is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New Hampshire is leaning 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.
Cornish, New Hampshire: r d D D r 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 Cornish, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,714 contributions totaling $188,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $4,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)