Troy, New Hampshire is a small town in the northeastern part of the state. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community that makes it a wonderful place to live. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen who are responsible for enacting local laws, setting the budget, and making sure that services are provided to the residents. The board is made up of five members who serve three-year terms and are voted in by the citizens of Troy. Every two years, there is an election for mayor, which gives residents a chance to choose who will lead their town. The mayor serves as the head of government and ensures that all decisions made by the board are aimed at helping everyone in Troy. In addition to local politics, Troy also takes part in state-level politics with representatives from each district attending legislative sessions in Concord and engaging with other lawmakers from around New Hampshire. This gives Troy's citizens a voice in how their state is run while also keeping them connected with their neighbors throughout New Hampshire.
The political climate in Troy, 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
Troy, 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.
Troy, 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 Troy, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)