Surry, NH is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Though it has a population of under 500 people, it boasts an active local political scene. Local politics in Surry are handled by the Board of Selectmen, which consists of three members elected by popular vote. Each member serves a two year term and is responsible for managing the town’s business affairs and making decisions on behalf of its citizens. In addition to this governing body, there are several committees and organizations that help shape local policy and determine how to best serve the town’s needs. Through their efforts, Surry is able to maintain its rural character while still taking part in important state-wide issues that affect its citizens.
The political climate in Surry, NH is leaning conservative.
Cheshire County, NH is moderately liberal. In Cheshire County, NH 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheshire county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.3%.
Cheshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Surry, NH is leaning conservative.
Cheshire County, New Hampshire is moderately liberal.
Keene Metro Area is moderately 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.
Surry, 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 Surry, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,516 contributions totaling $407,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $75,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)