The politics in 03890 West Ossipee, NH are largely determined by the local government. The town is governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen and a five-member Budget Committee, all of whom are elected by the local population. The offices of Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Treasurer, and Highway Agent are also filled by popular vote. In addition to this local government, there is one representative from each of the four towns in Carroll County who sits on the County Commission. While 03890 West Ossipee does not have any locally elected representatives at the state or federal level, citizens still have an opportunity to get involved in politics through voter registration and participation in public outreach events such as town hall meetings. By staying informed and engaged in their local government, residents of this small but proud community can ensure that their voice is heard in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 03890 (West Ossipee, NH) is leaning conservative.
Carroll County, NH is leaning liberal. In Carroll County, NH 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Carroll county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03890 (West Ossipee, NH) is leaning conservative.
West Ossipee, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Carroll County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
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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.
West Ossipee, New Hampshire: R r d r r 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 zip 03890 (West Ossipee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $93 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)