The politics in Raymond, New Hampshire 03077 are focused on the local level. The town is served by a three-member Board of Selectmen who manage the day-to-day operations of the town and set policy direction. The Political action is also carried out in Town Meeting, where registered voters have an opportunity to discuss and vote on local issues that affect their daily lives. Candidates for Board of Selectman are nominated at the annual Town Caucus, while candidates for other offices such as School Board and Budget Committee are nominated during elections each year. The town also has a Republican and Democratic Town Committees which organize voter registration drives, candidate forums, and other political engagement activities throughout the year. As part of their commitment to public service, Raymond residents often volunteer to serve on various boards and committees related to their areas of interest or expertise. In this way, they ensure that the voices of all members of the Raymond community are heard in local decision making processes.
The political climate in Zip 03077 (Raymond, NH) is leaning conservative.
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 03077 (Raymond, NH) is leaning conservative.
Raymond, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
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.
Raymond, 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 03077 (Raymond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $69,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $8,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)