03046 Dunbarton is a small town located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. It is a rural community with a strong sense of local pride that values its autonomy. The politics of 03046 Dunbarton are largely based around the idea of self-governance and individual rights. Many residents of this town take an active role in the political process by attending Town Hall meetings, voting for their representatives, and participating in civic organizations. Local elections are always hotly contested with a wide variety of candidates offering their services to the citizens of 03046 Dunbarton. The issues at play in these races range from school funding to zoning regulations to economic development initiatives. Regardless of which party or individual candidate wins the election, it is clear that all citizens have a voice and an opportunity to engage in the politics of this vibrant little town.
The political climate in Zip 03046 (Dunbarton, NH) is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03046 (Dunbarton, NH) is leaning conservative.
Dunbarton, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dunbarton, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 03046 (Dunbarton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $34,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $10,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)