Bristol, NH is a small town located in the southern part of the state with a rich history and culture. The town has an active local political scene, with several candidates running for office in upcoming elections. Some of the key issues that have been in focus lately in Bristol include infrastructure improvements, public safety, education and economic development. A few of the local political candidates for office include Matt Burgess who is running for Selectman, Bill Bonser who is running for Town Constable and Chuck Colby who is running for School Board Member. All three have expressed their commitment to making sure Bristol continues its strong tradition of community involvement and progress, while also ensuring that the town remains safe and inviting. With such a diverse set of candidates representing various interests within the community, it's clear Bristol residents will be presented with many different options when it comes time to cast their vote.
The political climate in Zip 03222 (Bristol, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Grafton County, NH is strongly liberal. In Grafton County, NH 61.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grafton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.3% to 36.8%.
Grafton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03222 (Bristol, NH) is somewhat liberal.
Bristol, New Hampshire is somewhat liberal.
Grafton County, New Hampshire is strongly liberal.
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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.
Bristol, 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 03222 (Bristol)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 567 contributions totaling $36,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $13,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)