Sandwich, New Hampshire is a small rural town located in the heart of the White Mountains and has a population of just over 1,200 people. The politics in Sandwich is dominated by progressive values with an emphasis on preserving the town's historical beauty and keeping taxes low. The local government is run by the Board of Selectmen which consists of three elected officials who work together to ensure that all residents have access to essential services and can feel safe in their community. There are also various town committees that serve as advisory boards for the selectmen, providing input on important decisions. Residents have a voice in choosing their local political candidates through local elections held every two years. In these elections, citizens take part in voting for town representatives and other positions such as school board members or county commissioners. Through these processes, citizens are able to directly influence how their government is run and effect change within their community.
The political climate in Sandwich, NH is leaning conservative.
Carroll County, NH is leaning liberal. In Carroll County, NH 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Carroll county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandwich, NH is leaning conservative.
Carroll County, New Hampshire 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.
Sandwich, 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 Sandwich, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,506 contributions totaling $319,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $31,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)