Plaistow, NH is located in the southeastern corner of Rockingham County and is home to many different political views. As a small town, it's often seen as having more conservative values when it comes to politics. One of the most important issues that residents of Plaistow care about is keeping taxes low and government spending at a minimum. Local candidates are committed to this goal and often pay special attention to local initiatives such as new school projects or improving infrastructure. Other issues important to Plaistow residents include ensuring public safety, protecting the environment, and maintaining their small-town atmosphere. Residents also care deeply about their community and want to make sure their kids have access to quality education opportunities. Many locals believe that by electing representatives who will uphold these values, they can ensure that Plaistow remains a great place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Plaistow, NH is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal. In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plaistow, NH is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Plaistow, New Hampshire: r r d r 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 Plaistow, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $10,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $9,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)