Exeter, NH is a small town located in southeastern New Hampshire and is the county seat of Rockingham County. Despite its size, Exeter is known for its active political atmosphere. Residents of Exeter are passionate about their local politics and take part in the elections held in the area. Exeter has a Town Council that consists of six elected members plus a mayor who all serve two year terms. The Town Council meets monthly to discuss issues that impact the town, such as taxes, public works projects, zoning laws, and other important matters. Additionally, the town also elects state representatives to represent them on a larger scale at the state level. This representation not only ensures that Exeter’s voice is heard but makes sure the needs of its citizens are met. Local politicians focus on improving the quality of life for residents through initiatives like supporting small businesses or investing in infrastructure development. Exeter residents have an important role to play in their local politics by providing valuable input and knowledge on pressing topics facing the community and casting their votes for local candidates who will best represent them.
The political climate in Zip 03833 (Exeter, 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 03833 (Exeter, NH) is leaning conservative.
Exeter, 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.
Exeter, 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 03833 (Exeter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,824 contributions totaling $619,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 802 contributions totaling $173,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)