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Without getting anyone too excitable, just wondering what the politics are like in different parts of New Hampshire and how important they are in the different counties and communities. Where I live in Mass now its is completely down the middle, this is just pure curiosity. I hope to move to Southern NH in the near future. Thanks!
Without getting anyone too excitable, just wondering what the politics are like in different parts of New Hampshire and how important they are in the different counties and communities. Where I live in Mass now its is completely down the middle, this is just pure curiosity. I hope to move to Southern NH in the near future. Thanks!
All/most of these numbers are posted someplace by the state. I think that each town can/does post the number of registered Republicans, Democrats, Independents, etc.
Guessing here. But probably similar to the rest of the country. Cites going one way. Suburban areas mixed.
Rural areas going another way. There is always exceptions of course.
The average New Hampshire legislator represents about 3K adult citizens
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Without getting anyone too excitable, just wondering what the politics are like in different parts of New Hampshire and how important they are in the different counties and communities. Where I live in Mass now its is completely down the middle, this is just pure curiosity. I hope to move to Southern NH in the near future. Thanks!
Being a small state where our only real national power is our "first in the nation" presidential primary, most people I know are much more interested in local politics than in national politics.
With short terms in office and a low ratio of residents per house member, we're very much into representative democracy. I'm already planning to fund efforts to oust my new state rep because I object to the obvious legislative agenda (as demonstrated by bills sponsored).
I'd run for office myself, except my clients expect me to be available to work on Wednesdays.
NH definitely has a libertarian vibe if you're not from here. I've never seen so many people see taxation as a bad thing until I moved here.
That's because many residents know all too well how the minute you add or create a new tax on something, pretty soon the same politicians will be hitting you up again. This is exactly what has happened in my state of CT, and it's why so many residents have left, and I may do the same. The state constantly dreams up new items to tax and ways to make it appear justifiable, and no amount of money they get is ever enough. Our politicians love priding themselves on staying out of people's bedrooms, they now need to learn to keep their hands out of our wallets. New Hampshire does a fine job of staying out of both, and it shows.
Hopefully another again. When the majority of people in 35-40 states want something completely different than what the people in 10-15 states want it’s stupid to not want to separate. Irreconcilable differences exist. If 100 million in those 35-40 states want something different and they all unite it doesn’t matter that 10-15 states don’t want to allow it.
Hopefully another again. When the majority of people in 35-40 states want something completely different than what the people in 10-15 states want it’s stupid to not want to separate. Irreconcilable differences exist. If 100 million in those 35-40 states want something different and they all unite it doesn’t matter that 10-15 states don’t want to allow it.
Separate? That was tried in 1861. Didn't turn out well for them.
How much of New Hampshire still has town meeting where every registered voter in town can attend and vote?
Technically every town in NH still has town meeting.
NH towns can have either the traditional town meeting as you described or they offer an SB2 town meeting which was established by the NH legislature in 1995. SB2 offers session(s) for deliberation and then an session for an election with a ballot vote on another day. The larger towns use SB2.
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