The politics of the Keene, NH Metro Area are largely dominated by a two-party system. The Democratic and Republican parties dominate local elections, and their candidates usually win the majority of votes during election periods. As a result, politicians from both sides tend to focus on issues that are important to local citizens, such as education, infrastructure development, job growth, and environmental protection. The political landscape in the area is diverse, with numerous candidates vying for positions in state and municipal legislatures. Despite this diversity, most of these candidates share similar views on important issues affecting the area. In addition to party politics, many residents of Keene Metro Area also get involved in civic actions aimed at improving their community or advocating for particular policies or projects. This involvement helps shape the overall political climate in the region by providing an additional perspective on policy decisions made at all levels of government.
The political climate in Keene Metro Area is moderately liberal.
In Keene Metro Area 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, the Keene metro area remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.3%.
The Keene metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Keene, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Keene Metro Area
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)