Winchester, New Hampshire is a small town with a population of around 1,500 people. It is located in the heart of the state and is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. Despite its size, Winchester has an active local political scene, with many candidates running for office each year. Residents stay informed through local newspapers and meetings held by various community organizations. This allows them to learn more about their local issues and candidates so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote. The mayor of Winchester is currently William Safford, who was elected in 2019. Other important positions in the town are held by members of both major political parties as well as some independent candidates. In addition to elections that occur during primary season, Winchester residents also participate in special town meetings throughout the year to make collective decisions on topics such as budgeting and infrastructure projects. Overall, politics plays an important role in keeping the city running smoothly and providing citizens with a voice in their local government.
The political climate in Winchester, NH is leaning liberal.
Cheshire County, NH is moderately liberal. In Cheshire County, NH 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheshire county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.3%.
Cheshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winchester, NH is leaning liberal.
Cheshire County, New Hampshire is moderately liberal.
Keene Metro Area is moderately 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.
Winchester, 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 Winchester, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,155 contributions totaling $40,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $5,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)