Manchester, located in 03101, is the largest city in New Hampshire. It is home to a diverse and vibrant political landscape that has been shaped by its rich history and cultural diversity. Local politics are an important part of Manchester's identity, and candidates for office must represent the interests of not only their constituents, but also the entirety of the city. Currently, there are many different voices vying for representation on the city council and mayoralty. Prominent issues include economic development, public safety, education reform, environmental protection, and municipal services. Each candidate brings their own unique set of experiences and points of view to the table as they seek to serve their constituents and make positive changes for Manchester’s future. Local politics shape the direction that Manchester takes and it is up to voters to decide which path will best benefit them in the long run.
The political climate in Zip 03101 (Manchester, NH) is somewhat liberal.
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 03101 (Manchester, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Manchester, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
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.
Manchester, 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 03101 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 302 contributions totaling $43,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $94,558 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $837 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)