Raymond, New Hampshire is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. The town has a long history of being involved in politics, both on the local and national level. Local political candidates are often held to a higher standard than those of larger cities due to the intimate community of Raymond. Residents take pride in their town and actively participate in elections for local offices such as mayor, school board, and selectmen. Generally speaking, conservative values tend to dominate within Raymond's politics, although there are still several moderates and liberals who actively advocate for their viewpoint. Residents are also passionate about protecting the environment and preserving the town’s natural beauty.
The political climate in Raymond, 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
Raymond, 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.
Raymond, 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 Raymond, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 718 contributions totaling $139,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $17,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)