Dunbarton, NH is a small town located in the southern part of New Hampshire. It has a vibrant political scene with many active community members eager to make a difference in their local government. In recent years, Dunbarton has seen a wide variety of local candidates running for office, ranging from those who are passionate about environmental protection and affordable housing to those who advocate for fiscal responsibility and infrastructure improvements. All these candidates have unique ideas and perspectives on how Dunbarton can evolve as time passes by. The residents of the town take great pride in their ability to democratically select leaders who will best serve the needs of the community. The town also strives to ensure that each candidate's voice is heard during elections. This allows all parties involved to understand each other’s point-of-view and come together for the benefit of Dunbarton.
The political climate in Dunbarton, 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
Dunbarton, 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.
Dunbarton, 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 Dunbarton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $34,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $10,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)