Greenfield, NH (03047) is a small rural town located in the southern region of New Hampshire. As with many other small towns in New Hampshire, Greenfield has a limited number of local political offices and candidates. Being a small town, there are no major parties or campaigns to speak of, so most elections are decided on the merits of the individual candidate and how they might be able to make a difference for the town. While there is no one prominent political party that stands out amongst Greenfield's residents, most seem to lean towards conservative values when it comes to local politics and politicians. This is evidenced by policies such as strict zoning laws and regulations that have been put in place in order to protect the natural beauty of the area. The current mayor of Greenfield is Jeff Brown who was elected on the plank of maintaining fiscal responsibility while also promoting sustainable growth within the community. He has made investments into local businesses and infrastructure projects while also advocating for lower taxes and fewer regulations on businesses within town limits.
The political climate in Zip 03047 (Greenfield, NH) is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, NH is leaning liberal. In Hillsborough County, NH 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsborough county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Hillsborough county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03047 (Greenfield, NH) is leaning conservative.
Greenfield, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Manchester-Nashua Metro Area is leaning 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.
Greenfield, New Hampshire: r r d d 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 03047 (Greenfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $9,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $4,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)