Hopkinton, New Hampshire is a small town located in the Merrimack Valley. It is a rural community that prides itself on its strong sense of community and its commitment to public service. The local politics of Hopkinton are centered around providing quality services to the town鈥檚 residents while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Local elected officials work diligently to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary resources such as safe roads, educational opportunities, and economic growth initiatives. The Town Council works in conjunction with local organizations and businesses to create a vibrant and prosperous environment for all residents of Hopkinton. Additionally, the Town Council is responsible for creating policies that support local businesses and organizations, which provide invaluable services to the community.
The political climate in Hopkinton, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, NH is somewhat liberal. In Merrimack County, NH 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Merrimack county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Merrimack county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hopkinton, NH is leaning conservative.
Merrimack County, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Concord Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hopkinton, 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 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 Hopkinton, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,222 contributions totaling $323,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $752,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,012 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)