Coos County, New Hampshire is a rural county located in the northern part of the state. It is home to small towns and villages that are heavily reliant on tourism and agriculture. The political landscape in Coos includes representatives from both major parties, who work together to pass laws that benefit all residents of the county. The most visible elected officials in Coos include the members of its state house delegation: Republican Dan Devetter and Democrat Heidi Hoadley, and their respective Senators: Jeb Bradley (R) and Jeff Woodburn (D). These politicians strive to ensure economic growth within the county while still maintaining its traditional values. They also work hard to promote strong relationships with local businesses, organizations, and citizens. In addition to these representatives, Coos County also has a number of local boards that are responsible for overseeing various aspects of life in the county, such as planning and zoning matters. Furthermore, Coos is home to a number of organizations that are dedicated to promoting civic engagement among its citizens by providing educational resources or participating in community events. All in all, politics in Coos County are highly collaborative and serve to benefit all residents equally.
The political climate in Coos County, NH is leaning conservative.
In Coos County, NH 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 46.2%.
Coos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coos County, NH is leaning conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Coos, New Hampshire: r d D D r r
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 Coos County, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,556 contributions totaling $93,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 403 contributions totaling $35,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)