Wolfeboro, NH is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It is known for its historic downtown area and its picturesque lakeside setting. Despite its small size, Wolfeboro has an active political scene with many local and state level candidates vying for votes. The town is represented in the New Hampshire State House by several Democrats from district one as well as a Republican from district two. Residents have access to numerous local boards and commissions that are responsible for making decisions about how their town is run. These include the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Budget Committee and Historic District Commission. As such, Wolfeboro offers a unique opportunity to become involved in politics at a local level while learning about the democratic process of government.
The political climate in Wolfeboro, NH is leaning 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
Wolfeboro, NH is leaning 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.
Wolfeboro, 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 Wolfeboro, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,410 contributions totaling $567,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 912 contributions totaling $789,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $866 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)