Hancock, NH is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town has a strong sense of community and takes pride in its local government and politics. Residents of Hancock are passionate about their elected officials and take an active part in local decision making. There are several candidates currently running for mayor, city council, school board, and other civic positions. All candidates have been engaged with the community in various ways, from attending public meetings to actively canvassing neighborhoods and speaking at local events. The residents of Hancock value the importance of taking part in the democratic process and take their responsibility as citizens seriously. They understand that their vote counts and that they have a voice when it comes to local matters.
The political climate in Hancock, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hancock, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area 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.
Hancock, New Hampshire: r r 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 Hancock, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,940 contributions totaling $278,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $43,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)