Union, NH is a small town located in the state of New Hampshire. It is known for its quaint and peaceful atmosphere and community-oriented environment. Despite its size, Union has a thriving political scene that includes local elections and policy issues. The town often hosts debates between local candidates running for office, which helps to bring awareness to the issues facing Union and gives residents an opportunity to actively participate in the democratic process. Local politicians from both major parties are eager to engage with citizens and hear their concerns about the future of Union. Through these discussions people gain insight into what matters to them most while also having a voice in who will lead their town into the future.
The political climate in Union, NH is somewhat 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
Union, NH is somewhat 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.
Union, 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 Union, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $2,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)