Loudon, New Hampshire is a small town located in central New Hampshire with a population of 5,387 according to the 2010 census. The local government is led by an elected Board of Selectmen who serve as the executive branch and work to implement policies set forth by Town Meeting. The legislative body is made up of elected representatives from each precinct who serve two-year terms. These representatives are responsible for setting the annual budget and passing laws that affect the town. In addition, Loudon has its own police department as well as a fire station staffed by volunteers. Overall, Loudon's politics focus on maintaining a safe and friendly atmosphere for its citizens while also striving to improve economic opportunities within the community.
The political climate in Loudon, NH is leaning conservative.
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
Loudon, NH is leaning conservative.
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.
Loudon, 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 Loudon, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 344 contributions totaling $62,769 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $30,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)