Canterbury, NH is a small town located in Merrimack County with a population of approximately 2,300 citizens. Its local government is composed of several elected officials including the Select Board, which is responsible for overseeing the town’s budget and general operations. The town has two representatives in New Hampshire's state legislature, as well as representatives at the county and congressional levels. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will represent Canterbury's residents in these positions. Various political issues have been discussed throughout Canterbury's history, from taxation and education policies to land use regulations and infrastructure plans. Citizens are encouraged to be active participants in their local government by voting and attending town meetings when possible. There is a strong sense of community pride among the citizens of Canterbury that can be seen through their commitment to continuing traditions such as parades and festivals while maintaining an emphasis on sustainable growth.
The political climate in Zip 03224 (Canterbury, 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 03224 (Canterbury, NH) is leaning conservative.
Canterbury, 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.
Canterbury, 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 03224 (Canterbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 511 contributions totaling $69,043 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $10,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)