Epping, NH is a small town located in the south-central part of the state and is home to an estimated 8,000 citizens. Despite its small size, politics are an important part of life in Epping. The local government consists of two legislative bodies: the Epping Town Council and the Budget Committee. The Town Council has six members who are elected to three-year terms and responsible for establishing policy on issues such as land use, zoning, public safety, and local ordinances. The Budget Committee is made up of seven members appointed by the Town Council to serve one year terms; they are responsible for setting the annual budget for town services and infrastructure projects. Every four years, local residents also vote in elections for State Representatives from District 13 which covers Epping. These officials play a significant role in influencing how state laws and policies affect the community.
The political climate in Zip 03042 (Epping, NH) is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, NH is leaning liberal. In Rockingham County, NH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockingham county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.1%.
Rockingham county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03042 (Epping, NH) is leaning conservative.
Epping, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metro Area is very 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.
Epping, 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 03042 (Epping)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 833 contributions totaling $63,448 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $8,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)