Merrimack, NH is a small town located in Hillsborough County. It is known for its community spirit and strong sense of civic pride. The local politics of Merrimack are focused on keeping the town safe, supporting its citizens, and maintaining the high quality of life that residents enjoy. Local officials work hard to ensure that everyone in the community has equal access to services and resources while protecting the town's environment and heritage. Merrimack has a long history of volunteerism including memberships in local organizations such as the Merrimack Lions Club and Rotary Club, both of which focus on improving the lives of their members and those around them. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local legislation and works with citizens to come up with solutions that benefit all residents. Other important political topics such as taxation, public safety initiatives, zoning issues, economic development activities, and educational programs are constantly being discussed by city officials. All residents have a voice in these discussions through public meetings held regularly throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 03054 (Merrimack, NH) is leaning 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 03054 (Merrimack, NH) is leaning liberal.
Merrimack, New Hampshire is leaning 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.
Merrimack, 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 03054 (Merrimack)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,724 contributions totaling $74,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 543 contributions totaling $68,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)