Canaan, NH is a small rural town located in Grafton County with an estimated population of 1,500 people. It is known for its rolling hills and breathtaking views of the White Mountain National Forest. Despite its size, politics remain important to the residents of Canaan. The local politics in 03741 Canaan, NH are primarily run by the Canaan Town Council, which consists of five members who are elected by vote every two years. Each member serves on various committees that make decisions on topics such as zoning laws, finance, and public safety. Furthermore, representatives from 03741 Canaan have been elected to both the New Hampshire House and Senate. These representatives serve as advocates for individual citizens and work to ensure that laws and policies passed at the state level benefit all residents regardless of their political affiliation. This allows everyone in 03741 Canaan to have a voice in their government and ensures that all members of the community feel represented when it comes to making decisions about important issues in their town.
The political climate in Zip 03741 (Canaan, NH) is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03741 (Canaan, NH) is leaning liberal.
Canaan, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly 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.
Canaan, 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 03741 (Canaan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $27,903 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)