Ellsworth, NH is a rural town located in the southern part of the state. While it is small in size, it has a strong and vibrant local political scene. The town is governed by a board of selectman, which makes decisions affecting the everyday life of Ellsworth citizens. On the state level, Ellsworth is represented by both State Senators and Representatives in the New Hampshire General Court. In terms of national politics, Ellsworth remains strongly tied to their representatives in Congress who regularly host town hall meetings and other events to stay connected to their constituents. The people of Ellsworth are known for holding their elected officials accountable and actively engaging with them on important issues facing not only their community but also the country as a whole.
The political climate in Ellsworth, 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
Ellsworth, 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.
Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 448 contributions totaling $24,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $5,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)