Barnstead, NH is a small community in the 03218 zip code area. It is governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen that are elected on a biennial basis by local residents. Additionally, the town has Town Meeting Representatives that serve two year terms and are responsible for making decisions regarding town budgets, land use regulations, and other important matters. All residents of Barnstead are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending town meetings or submitting opinions to their representatives. There is also an active campaign season for the selectmen positions every two years where candidates will hold forums and debates to discuss their positions. In addition to these local political activities, Barnstead residents often take part in state and national politics as well.
The political climate in Zip 03218 (Barnstead, NH) is moderately conservative.
Belknap County, NH is somewhat conservative. In Belknap County, NH 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, Belknap county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
Belknap county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03218 (Barnstead, NH) is moderately conservative.
Barnstead, New Hampshire is moderately conservative.
Belknap County, New Hampshire is somewhat conservative.
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.
Barnstead, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 03218 (Barnstead)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $6,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)