The town of Bridgewater, NH is a small community nestled in the White Mountains. It's a quiet and peaceful area, with plenty of natural beauty to appreciate. While it may not be the center of political activity, there are still many important local political issues that people in Bridgewater care deeply about. From infrastructure upgrades to tax reform and public safety initiatives, folks here are passionate about making sure their town is an inviting place to live and work. Each year residents gather together for town meetings to discuss current issues and elect local representatives who will champion their cause. Whether it's raising funds for a new park or weighing in on debates over zoning regulations, local politics are an important part of life in Bridgewater.
The political climate in Bridgewater, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgewater, NH is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly 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.
Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,223 contributions totaling $116,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $24,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)