Mason, New Hampshire is a small town nestled in the hills of the Merrimack River Valley. As with most towns of its size, politics play an important role in the everyday life of the citizens. The town Selectboard is responsible for making local decisions and is composed of five representatives that are elected by the residents. This board is responsible for managing town budgeting, maintaining public records, implementing ordinances and resolutions, and they also help to facilitate community outreach. There are also several other local organizations such as the Mason Town Planning Commission who have a hand in helping to oversee various aspects of life in Mason. Additionally, there are many volunteers who work hard to ensure that Mason operates efficiently and provides services for its community members. Local political candidates often come from within these organizations or volunteer groups, giving them an opportunity to serve their hometown and make a positive impact on how it functions.
The political climate in Mason, 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
Mason, 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.
Mason, 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 Mason, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 652 contributions totaling $34,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $54,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)