Amherst, NH is a small town located in Hillsborough County in the state of New Hampshire. It is home to a tight-knit community of just over 12,000 people. Amherst boasts a vibrant culture and many local attractions, including the popular Souhegan River Walk. Politically, Amherst is known for its support of conservative values. The town has elected Republican candidates in both national and state elections. In recent years, the town's residents have supported initiatives such as increasing government spending on education and environmental protection while simultaneously opposing tax increases and gun control measures. Local Republican politicians such as Congressman Frank Guinta have been able to capitalize on this support to successfully represent the constituents of Amherst in Washington D.C.. As a result, Amherst continues to be an important part of the political landscape in New Hampshire and beyond.
The political climate in Amherst, NH is leaning conservative.
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
Amherst, NH is leaning conservative.
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.
Amherst, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Amherst, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,522 contributions totaling $402,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,148 contributions totaling $383,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)