Newmarket, NH, located in zip code 03857, is a small town with a population of 8,636 according to the 2010 census. Politically, Newmarket is overwhelmingly conservative and most of its residents identify as Republicans. The town has traditionally been staunchly conservative and has voted Republican in almost every election since 1980. There have been some recent shifts away from the GOP due to the increasing diversity in the area. In 2016, Town Meeting members for Newmarket were predominantly Republicans, but there were also some Democratic members. Local politics usually focus on issues concerning taxes and local services such as infrastructure or parks and recreation programs. The town has very low taxes compared to most neighboring towns and cities in the area which helps keep Newmarket affordable for residents. Recent elections have seen a great deal of participation from residents who are eager to make their voices heard on important topics that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 03857 (Newmarket, 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 03857 (Newmarket, NH) is leaning liberal.
Newmarket, 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.
Newmarket, 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 03857 (Newmarket)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 842 contributions totaling $44,203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $12,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)