Cheshire, NH is a county located in the southern part of New Hampshire. It is home to many vibrant communities, with a long history of political involvement. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on local politics in Cheshire, NH. County residents are actively involved in the decision-making process and work to ensure that their voices are heard. Residents have the opportunity to participate in town meetings and cast their votes for local political candidates. Elections for county offices are held annually and help shape policies within the area. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to stay informed on current issues and reach out to their representatives when necessary. With its strong sense of community and political engagement, Cheshire, NH remains an inspiring example of citizen involvement in democratic processes.
The political climate in 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
Cheshire County, NH 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.
Cheshire, 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 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 Cheshire County, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,343 contributions totaling $1,078,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,488 contributions totaling $365,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)