The small town of 03442 Bennington, NH is located in the southern part of the state and has a population of just 6,141 people as of 2018. Although the town is small, politics still play an important role in its day-to-day life. Local elections for mayor and other positions on the Town Council are held every two years, allowing citizens to have a say in how their community is run. The current mayor, Robert Grady, was elected in 2016 and has been working to ensure that residents have access to quality education and safe streets. He has been working with state legislators to improve the town's infrastructure and attract new businesses that will bring economic growth to the area. In addition, he is working with local nonprofits to create meaningful job opportunities for residents. All in all, it can be said that 03442 Bennington does indeed have an active political scene which serves its citizens well.
The political climate in Zip 03442 (Bennington, 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
Zip 03442 (Bennington, NH) is leaning conservative.
Bennington, New Hampshire 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.
Bennington, 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 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 03442 (Bennington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)