Kingston, NH is a small coastal town located in Rockingham County. It is a vibrant community with plenty of history and culture, but it also has a strong presence in local politics. Every year, residents of Kingston have the opportunity to elect their local representatives on the Board of Selectmen and Town Council. These elected officials are responsible for proposing and passing laws, setting budgets, and making decisions that affect the lives of everyone in Kingston. During election season, candidates from both major political parties come out to campaign, ask for votes, and discuss their vision for the future of Kingston. Residents often get involved by attending debates and voicing their opinions on important issues so they can help shape the direction of their community. It is clear that Kingston takes its politics seriously and that they strive to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding what’s best for their town.
The political climate in Kingston, NH is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal. In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingston, NH is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Kingston, New Hampshire: r r d r 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 Kingston, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,028 contributions totaling $641,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 924 contributions totaling $193,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)