Orford, NH is a small, rural town located in the heart of New England. It is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of community spirit. The town is represented by several elected officials at the local level. These include the Board of Selectmen, Town Moderator, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, and School Board members. All these leaders are responsible for ensuring that Orford remains a safe and prosperous place to live. They work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to quality public education, affordable healthcare, and other important services. Additionally, they strive to create an environment where businesses can thrive and citizens can enjoy their lives in this beautiful area. At the national level, Orford citizens are served by two U.S Congressional Representatives: Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas. Together these representatives fight for issues important to Orford residents including economic development opportunities and continued support of public schools.
The political climate in Orford, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orford, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly 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.
Orford, 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 Orford, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $20,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $13,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)