Wakefield, New Hampshire is a small town located in the Eastern part of the state. It is a peaceful area characterized by its rural lifestyle and deep-rooted values. The town has a strong commitment to self-governance and local control, which is evident in its local politics. Every year, residents come out in droves to support their favorite candidates for various elected offices. Wakefield has experienced some exciting elections recently, with many new faces vying for office. Candidates typically focus their campaigns on promoting policies that emphasize economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. In addition to these key issues, candidates are also often vocal about building a strong sense of community among residents while maintaining a low tax burden. Voters have plenty of options when it comes to choosing their representatives and Wakefield remains an active hub of political discussion and engagement throughout the year.
The political climate in Wakefield, 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
Wakefield, 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.
Wakefield, 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 Wakefield, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $98,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $18,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)