Merrimack, New Hampshire is a small town located in Hillsborough County. It has a strong sense of community and a rich political history. The politics of Merrimack are largely driven by the local citizens who take an active role in many different aspects of the town’s government, from voting in elections to attending public meetings. Residents of Merrimack have long been passionate about their rights as citizens and actively engage with their representatives in order to ensure that their voices are heard on the local level. There is also much effort put into ensuring that every vote counts, as well as maintaining open communication between elected officials and constituents. It is through this enthusiasm and dedication that Merrimack remains an example for other communities when it comes to effective representation and civic engagement.
The political climate in Merrimack, 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
Merrimack, 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.
Merrimack, 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 Merrimack, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,709 contributions totaling $350,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,660 contributions totaling $328,222 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)