Windham, New Hampshire is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state, and it is home to an active political scene. At the local level, the town is governed by a five-member Board of Selectmen that meets regularly to discuss issues ranging from budgeting to zoning regulations. There are also a variety of other local committees, such as the Planning Board and Conservation Commission, that perform vital functions in keeping Windham running smoothly. At election time, citizens of Windham can exercise their right to vote on important local matters through referendums and elections for various board positions. During these elections, many local residents take advantage of the opportunity to cast their votes for candidates who will represent them and serve their interests while governing their town.
The political climate in Windham, 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
Windham, 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.
Windham, 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 Windham, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,123 contributions totaling $145,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 415 contributions totaling $136,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)