Alstead, NH is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a rich history, including involvement in many of the major events that shaped New Hampshire's politics. Even though Alstead is a relatively small town, its residents are very active in local politics and are involved in various initiatives to improve their community. The town has numerous elected officials at both the state and local levels who work hard to represent their constituents’ interests. There are several political parties represented in Alstead, including Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, and Greens. All of these parties have members running for office every election cycle and they tend to be well-organized and actively engaged with the community. Additionally, there are several organizations that focus on specific issues that are important to Alstead residents such as economic development, education, public safety, environmental protection, and more. Through these initiatives and organizations, Alstead citizens have a strong voice in deciding how their town is run and what issues need to be addressed.
The political climate in Alstead, NH is leaning conservative.
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
Alstead, NH is leaning conservative.
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.
Alstead, 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 Alstead, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 443 contributions totaling $28,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $6,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)