Politics in Rye, NH are typically centered around local issues and community concerns. The town of Rye is a relatively small community, with a population estimated to be just under 5,000 people. Town government and elected officials have an important role in representing the interests of Rye residents and deciding on important matters such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and taxation. Local elections tend to be contested affairs as candidates strive to demonstrate their commitment to the community and their ability to represent local needs in town government. Elections also give voters the opportunity to make their voices heard by casting ballots for the candidates they support. With an engaged citizenry playing an active role in local politics, Rye is a vibrant example of participatory democracy at work at the local level.
The political climate in Rye, 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
Rye, 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.
Rye, 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 Rye, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,453 contributions totaling $346,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 631 contributions totaling $291,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)