Bedford, New Hampshire is a beautiful town located in the Merrimack Valley region of the Granite State. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that make it an ideal place to live. With its close proximity to Boston and other major cities, Bedford provides easy access to many cultural attractions and amenities. The political landscape in Bedford is comprised of local elections, state representatives, and federal lawmakers. On the local level, Bedford has an elected board of selectmen who help manage the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Residents also have direct representation at the state level through their senator and representatives in the New Hampshire General Court. At the federal level, Bedford is part of New Hampshire's first congressional district which is represented by Congresswoman Ann Kuster in Washington DC. The democratic process is alive and well in Bedford as residents come together to discuss important issues and vote on initiatives that shape their communities future.
The political climate in Bedford, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bedford, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bedford, New Hampshire: r r d d 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 Bedford, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,766 contributions totaling $321,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,373 contributions totaling $860,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $627 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)