South Hooksett, NH is a small town in the eastern portion of the state with a population of approximately 5,500 people. Despite its size, South Hooksett has an active political landscape that includes many local officials and representatives. At the local level, South Hooksett is served by a select board of five members who are responsible for making important decisions about the future of the town. The board meets regularly to discuss issues related to public safety, infrastructure development, economic growth and community needs. In addition, South Hooksett residents have several options for representation at the state level with multiple state senators and representatives available to help address their concerns. In order to stay informed on recent political developments in South Hooksett, citizens can attend meetings of their local government or follow news sources such as newspapers and online outlets.
The political climate in South Hooksett, NH is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Hooksett, NH is leaning liberal.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
South Hooksett, New Hampshire: d d D D d 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 South Hooksett, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,100 contributions totaling $534,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 897 contributions totaling $258,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)