Enfield, NH is a small town nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is known for its picturesque views and small-town charm. Politically, the town has traditionally leaned towards being conservative. The Town of Enfield is governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen who are elected on a rotating basis. Each year two of the seats are up for election and candidates must be residents of Enfield to be eligible to run. Voters in Enfield also support local state and national candidates that align with their conservative values. Locally, political issues tend to focus on maintaining services while keeping taxes low, protecting the rural character of the community, and preserving access to outdoor recreation opportunities for all residents.
The political climate in Enfield, 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
Enfield, 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.
Enfield, 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 Enfield, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,524 contributions totaling $264,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $46,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)