Harrisville, NH is a small town in Hillsborough County with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the politics of Harrisville have been an important part of the community for many years. The town has long been home to a range of political activists who are passionate about advocating for progressive issues such as renewable energy and economic development. Local politicians work closely with citizens to ensure that their voices are heard in the local government and that decisions are made with their best interests in mind. In addition, Harrisville residents are highly engaged in the electoral process and frequently participate in debates and other events to keep abreast of current political issues. This commitment to civic engagement helps keep Harrisville's politics vibrant and active, making it an important part of the town's culture.
The political climate in Harrisville, 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
Harrisville, 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.
Harrisville, 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 Harrisville, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 365 contributions totaling $17,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)