Lee, New Hampshire is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It has a population of around 1,700 people and has a long history of political activism. The town is governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen who are responsible for setting the annual budget, enacting ordinances and overseeing all other town government functions. They also serve as representatives to the New Hampshire State House. Local issues that arise in Lee are typically addressed through public forums or Town Meetings. These meetings allow citizens to voice their concerns and present solutions before the Board of Selectmen makes any final decisions. There are several local organizations such as the Lee Citizens Council which provide support and resources for community members in order to create positive changes within the town. Overall, Lee is an active participant in politics both on the local and state level.
The political climate in Lee, NH is leaning liberal.
Strafford County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Strafford County, NH 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Strafford county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Strafford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee, NH is leaning liberal.
Strafford County, New Hampshire is somewhat 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.
Lee, 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 Lee, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $83,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $11,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)