Jefferson, NH is a small New England town with a population of approximately 500 people. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen who are responsible for making decisions to benefit the community. Local elections in Jefferson are held every year and candidates run for the positions of Selectmen, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, and other offices. There have been no major political issues in Jefferson in recent years; instead, the focus has been on improving local services and infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks. This has been done while keeping taxes low and encouraging economic growth within the town. Residents of Jefferson take pride in their community, attending meetings to discuss local issues and playing an active role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Jefferson, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, NH is leaning conservative. In Coos County, NH 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 46.2%.
Coos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson, NH is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, New Hampshire is leaning conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Jefferson, New Hampshire: r d D D r r
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 Jefferson, NH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 552 contributions totaling $29,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $3,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)