Newbury, NH is a small town in the New England region of the United States. It's home to around 827 people and many interesting historical sites. The politics of Newbury are focused on small business and maintaining a vibrant community. The Town Meeting is the main political body, which meets every year to decide municipal budgeting issues and other matters concerning the townsfolk. During this meeting, local residents are encouraged to discuss their ideas and concerns with their representatives. As for candidates for local office, citizens can choose from a variety of candidates from both major parties as well as independents. These candidates strive to bring an independent voice to the town through various initiatives such as protecting open spaces, expanding recreational opportunities, and promoting economic development. Ultimately, Newbury is a close-knit community that values its independence while striving to provide each resident with the best quality of life possible
The political climate in Newbury, NH is leaning conservative.
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
Newbury, NH is leaning conservative.
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.
Newbury, 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 Newbury, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 892 contributions totaling $94,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $57,021 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)