Tilton, NH is a small town located in New Hampshire's Belknap County. The town is known for its rural charm and close-knit community. Tilton has a strong sense of pride in its local politics, with citizens coming together to elect representatives that best represent their interests. Elections are hotly contested and the townspeople are actively involved in helping shape their community through their votes and by attending public meetings on a variety of important topics. Residents are passionate about advocating for themselves when it comes to local initiatives and any changes that affect their lives. With a vibrant political scene, Tilton is an exciting place to be as the town works towards the common goal of making it an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Tilton, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, NH is somewhat conservative. In Belknap County, NH 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belknap county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
Belknap county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tilton, NH is somewhat conservative.
Belknap County, New Hampshire is somewhat conservative.
Laconia Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Tilton, New Hampshire: R R d r R R
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 Tilton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,042 contributions totaling $32,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $20,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)