The politics of 03237 Gilmanton, NH are largely influenced by the population and local political candidates. The town is made up primarily of conservative-leaning individuals who lean towards Republican candidates. There has been a long history of having Republican representatives in the House of Representatives at both state and federal levels. Furthermore, the town has also elected several Republicans to various local offices such as mayor and sheriff. This indicates that the town has remained a largely right-leaning area for decades. Local political candidates are often chosen from within the community and must reflect the views that are held by its constituents in order to get elected. As a result, it can be said that Gilmanton is an area where political views tend to remain quite consistent over time.
The political climate in Zip 03237 (Gilmanton, NH) is moderately conservative.
Belknap County, NH is somewhat conservative. In Belknap County, NH 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belknap county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.9%.
Belknap county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03237 (Gilmanton, NH) is moderately conservative.
Gilmanton, New Hampshire is moderately conservative.
Belknap County, New Hampshire is somewhat conservative.
Laconia Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Gilmanton, New Hampshire: R R d r R R
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 03237 (Gilmanton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,224 contributions totaling $82,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $9,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)