Strafford, NH (03884) is a small rural town in the southeastern corner of New Hampshire. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere, beautiful landscapes and close-knit community. The politics in Strafford are largely centered around local issues that promote economic growth, environmental stewardship and improved quality of life for all citizens. Residents are actively engaged in the Town Meeting process and take part in local elections to ensure their voices are heard. The town also works closely with the state legislature on issues that impact Strafford’s residents such as economic development and public safety. As a result, Strafford has become a vibrant community – one that celebrates its history while looking towards the future with optimism and enthusiasm.
The political climate in Zip 03884 (Strafford, NH) is leaning liberal.
Strafford County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Strafford County, NH 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Strafford county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Strafford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03884 (Strafford, NH) is leaning liberal.
Strafford, New Hampshire is leaning liberal.
Strafford County, New Hampshire is somewhat 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.
Strafford, New Hampshire: d D D D d 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 03884 (Strafford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 383 contributions totaling $25,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $24,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)