Hampton, NH is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its quaint New England charm and is home to a diverse range of people from all walks of life. The town's political landscape is one that values community involvement and has an open attitude towards collaboration between citizens, businesses, and local government. There are several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement such as the Hampton Citizens' Association, which works to ensure that citizens’ voices are heard in local decision-making processes. The town also elects municipal officials every two years who represent their constituents at the city level. In addition, there are various local organizations working with state and federal partners to improve public safety, health care access, economic development, and quality of life for Hampton residents. With its emphasis on collaboration and citizen engagement, Hampton is a great place to live for those looking for a strong sense of community.
The political climate in Hampton, NH is leaning liberal.
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal. In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampton, NH is leaning liberal.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Hampton, New Hampshire: r r d r 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 Hampton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,009 contributions totaling $840,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,310 contributions totaling $795,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)