Rockingham County in New Hampshire is a vibrant and diverse community, with many people who actively engage in local politics. Residents of the county are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard, and they take an active role in ensuring that their representatives make decisions that benefit the entire community. The county has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with many different types of politicians running for local offices each election cycle. Rockingham County is home to an array of politically-minded individuals who strive to serve their communities and support responsible government policies. Residents have worked together to ensure that their voices are heard by their representatives, and they continue to express their opinions through voting and other forms of political participation. This strong commitment to civic engagement has helped shape Rockingham County into the vibrant area it is today.
The political climate in Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal.
In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Rockingham, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Rockingham County, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,692 contributions totaling $4,239,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,606 contributions totaling $2,465,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)