The Laconia, NH Metro Area is no stranger to politics. The city of Laconia is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government, with the mayor elected by popular vote and the nine councilors elected from separate wards. Each November, local citizens go to the polls to determine who will serve as their political representatives for the next term. The Mayor and Council are responsible for making decisions on issues that affect the community, ranging from budget allocations to zoning ordinances. Local elections are held in the spring for several county-wide offices such as County Commissioner and Sheriff. These positions are also determined by popular vote and can have a huge impact on local public policy. Furthermore, New Hampshire's state legislature holds biennial elections in order to select their representatives based on the preferences of voters within each respective district. In this way, all levels of politics play an important part in shaping Laconia's environment and its future prospects.
The political climate in Laconia Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Laconia Metro Area 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Laconia metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
The Laconia metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laconia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Laconia, New Hampshire: R R d r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Laconia Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,404 contributions totaling $499,871 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,655 contributions totaling $460,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)