Gilmanton, NH is a small, rural town in the New England region of the United States. While it is a small community, politics are still very important in Gilmanton. Local political candidates come from both major parties and local interests to run for office for every level of government. Voters in Gilmanton take their civic duty seriously and turn out to vote on Election Day. Issues most important to the residents of Gilmanton include education, roads, taxes and economic development. These issues have been debated in public forums at all levels and all sides work hard to ensure that their voice is heard. In addition to voting, a number of local interest groups advocate for specific causes, such as environmental protection or better public services. All of this combines together to make sure that Gilmanton's citizens have a strong say in how their town is governed and managed.
The political climate in Gilmanton, NH is moderately 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
Gilmanton, NH is moderately 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.
Gilmanton, 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 Gilmanton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,425 contributions totaling $103,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $43,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)