Lempster, NH is located in Sullivan County and has a total area of about 55.4 square miles. Known for its beautiful landscape and recreational activities, Lempster is home to many residents who are passionate about their local politics. Elected officials play an important role in the small community, ensuring that the needs and desires of the citizens are met with fair representation and respect. The town has a select board consisting of three members who are elected by popular vote. They oversee budgets, crisis management, staffing, infrastructure improvements and other issues that arise within the community. Residents also have the opportunity to cast their votes for a member of Congress as well as state representatives from both political parties. In addition to this important work, local politicians help foster a sense of unity and pride among Lempster's citizens through various initiatives and events throughout the year.
The political climate in Lempster, NH is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NH is leaning liberal. In Sullivan County, NH 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 47.1%.
Sullivan county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lempster, NH is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New Hampshire 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.
Lempster, New Hampshire: r d 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 Lempster, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,878 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $962 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)