Hooksett, New Hampshire is a small town located in Merrimack County with a population of 13,451 people. It is governed by a five-member Board of Selectmen who are elected to two or three year terms. The town has its own police force and fire department, as well as a full range of public services. Local politics in Hooksett tend to focus on issues related to economic development, public safety and infrastructure. The town has recently been involved in debates over taxes, zoning laws and how to best improve the quality of life for residents. Community engagement is high, with many residents taking part in open forums about local issues and attending town hall meetings. In addition, the town's selectmen often hold regular meetings with the public to discuss upcoming initiatives and solicit feedback from constituents. All in all, the political landscape of Hooksett is active and vibrant, allowing citizens to have their voices heard on important matters affecting their community.
The political climate in Hooksett, NH is leaning liberal.
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
Hooksett, NH is leaning liberal.
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.
Hooksett, 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 Hooksett, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,006 contributions totaling $590,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,259 contributions totaling $369,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)