Strafford, New Hampshire is a small town located in the heart of the state. Politically, it tends to lean towards conservative ideals. The town is mostly Republican, and in recent years has seen a rise in Tea Party politics as well. There are several local organizations and groups that have formed to mobilize local citizens and support campaigns for conservative candidates. Strafford's population tends to be relatively older than other towns in New Hampshire, so the majority of political activity is focused on social issues like gun rights and religious freedom. In addition, there are numerous public forums held throughout the year where local residents can discuss current events with their neighbors and find out more information about those running for office in the area. Despite its conservative leanings, Strafford remains an open-minded community that values diversity of opinion and encourages dialogue between all points of view.
The political climate in Strafford, NH is leaning conservative.
Strafford County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Strafford County, NH 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Strafford county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Strafford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strafford, NH is leaning conservative.
Strafford County, New Hampshire is somewhat 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.
Strafford, 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 Strafford, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 450 contributions totaling $30,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $28,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)