Hampton is a small coastal town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It has a population of roughly 15,000 people who are proud to call it home. Politically, Hampton leans towards the Democratic party and is represented by U.S Representative Carol Shea-Porter in the House of Representatives and Senator Maggie Hassan in the Senate. On a local level, the community is served by various elected officials including Town Moderator Paul Magliocchetti and Selectman Phil Bean. The Hampton Town Council meets regularly to discuss important issues facing residents while also making sure that all voices are heard and respected. There are also various community organizations dedicated to advocating for change on both local and state levels such as the Hampton Community Alliance which works to advance the quality of life for town residents.
The political climate in Zip 03842 (Hampton, NH) is leaning liberal.
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 03842 (Hampton, NH) is leaning liberal.
Hampton, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
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.
Hampton, 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 03842 (Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $150,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 444 contributions totaling $100,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)