Stark, NH is a small rural town located in the northern part of New Hampshire. It is known for its quaint country atmosphere and beautiful rolling hills. Politics in Stark are largely focused on local issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. The town holds regular elections to determine who will be the mayor and members of the town council. These elected officials strive to ensure that Stark remains an attractive place to live with low taxes and a high quality of life. They also have an active role in advocating for resources from state and federal government to aid the town's growth. Recently, citizens have rallied together around creating more opportunities for youth involvement in civic life and advocating for policies that would benefit all residents of Stark.
The political climate in Stark, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, NH is leaning conservative. In Coos County, NH 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 46.2%.
Coos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stark, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning 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.
Stark, New Hampshire: r d D D 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 Stark, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)