Goffstown, New Hampshire is a small town located in Hillsborough County. It is a mostly residential community with a population of approximately 17,000 residents. Despite its size, Goffstown has an active political scene that is heavily influenced by the state and local governments. The town is part of the state’s 11th Congressional District and elects a representative to serve in the United States Congress. The town also elects representatives to serve on the Board of Selectmen, School Board, Planning Board, and Budget Committee. These representatives work together to make decisions regarding the best interests of the townspeople. Local elections are held every two years for these positions, allowing citizens to vote for their preferred candidates. In addition to these local offices, Goffstown also participates in state-wide elections for Governor and other statewide offices. Residents come out in large numbers to participate in these elections as they strive to have their voices heard by government officials at every level.
The political climate in Goffstown, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goffstown, NH is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning 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.
Goffstown, New Hampshire: r r d d r 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 Goffstown, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,152 contributions totaling $303,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,107 contributions totaling $180,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)