Northfield, New Hampshire is a small rural town located in Merrimack County. It is known for its scenic landscapes and outdoor recreation spots. Despite being a small community, Northfield has an impressive political landscape. The town operates a five-member select board that is responsible for making decisions about the town’s budget and infrastructure. In addition, Northfield has active involvement in state politics, with several local representatives serving in the state legislature. Additionally, Northfield residents are active participants in national elections, voting on issues ranging from healthcare to education reform. With an engaged and informed population, Northfield is an example of how even small towns can have an impact on the political landscape.
The political climate in Northfield, 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
Northfield, 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.
Northfield, 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 Northfield, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,116 contributions totaling $35,879 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $24,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)