Meredith, New Hampshire is a small town situated in the heart of the Lakes Region. The town is known for its quaint downtown, beautiful natural scenery, and strong sense of community. It is politically active and has a dedicated local government that works hard to ensure the town's prosperity. The city council consists of seven members who are all elected by the citizens of Meredith every two years. These seven members make up the governing body and carry out important tasks such as approving budgets, overseeing public services, making ordinances, and much more. The mayor serves as an executive leader and chairperson of the board while also taking on other responsibilities such as keeping order in meetings and appointing key personnel positions. In addition to these roles, the citizens can also voice their opinions through voting in local elections that take place every four years for state representatives and senators. Meredith has a proud tradition of civic engagement that continues today with many residents actively participating in local politics to shape the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Meredith, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, NH is somewhat conservative. In Belknap County, NH 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belknap county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
Belknap county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Meredith, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, New Hampshire is somewhat conservative.
Laconia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Meredith, New Hampshire: R R d r 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 Meredith, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,939 contributions totaling $325,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,074 contributions totaling $426,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)