Canterbury, New Hampshire is a small town located in the Merrimack Valley region of the state. The town has a strong sense of community and a rich history that makes it a great place to live. There are approximately 1,700 residents living in Canterbury and many of them take part in local politics. Town elections are held every year with candidates representing both major political parties vying for positions on the Board of Selectman and other Town Committees. Issues facing Canterbury include maintaining low taxes while providing quality services, protecting open space and preserving its rural character, controlling residential growth, and supporting businesses in the community. Residents have a say in their local government through attending public meetings hosted by the Board of Selectmen or casting their votes at annual town meetings. It is through these mechanisms that Canterbury residents can ensure their voices are heard on issues that matter to them.
The political climate in Canterbury, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canterbury, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Canterbury, 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 Canterbury, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,175 contributions totaling $114,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $31,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)