Whitefield, NH is a small town located in the western part of the state, and its politics are largely characterized by a sense of community and collaboration. Local organizations such as the Whitefield Community Association work to ensure that all citizens have a say in how their town is run. Representatives from the association often attend local government meetings to discuss issues that affect the people of Whitefield. The town also holds elections for various positions within the community including school board representatives, selectmen, and library trustees. Voters take these elections seriously and put forth their best efforts to ensure they choose qualified individuals who will serve their community well. It is clear that political engagement in Whitefield is high, as people understand how important it is to participate in local politics in order to create positive change for their community.
The political climate in Whitefield, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, NH is leaning conservative. In Coos County, NH 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 46.2%.
Coos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitefield, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Whitefield, New Hampshire: r d D D r r
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 Whitefield, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 302 contributions totaling $63,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $14,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)