Franconia, NH is a small town located in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. With a population of just under 880, Franconia is a tight-knit community where everyone knows each other. Despite its small size, Franconia has an active political culture that plays an important role in the lives of its residents. Local politics often center around issues such as land use, taxes, and economic development. The town currently has three selectmen who are elected by the people of Franconia to serve on the board. They are responsible for overseeing local government functions and making decisions about how tax dollars are spent in the community. Local elections can be very competitive and often draw sizable voter turnouts due to the importance that residents place on these issues. All residents of Franconia have a voice in their local politics and their participation ensures that their collective needs are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 03580 (Franconia, NH) is somewhat 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 03580 (Franconia, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Franconia, New Hampshire is somewhat 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.
Franconia, 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 03580 (Franconia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 412 contributions totaling $70,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $10,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)