03249 is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 95% of adults in 03249 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 03249, ~46% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 03249 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 03249 leans more Republican than 8 of 18 neighbors.
03249 runs about 7 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 03249. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 03249 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 03249. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 03249, NH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 03249 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 03249 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 03249 own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 03249 have completed high school, above 81% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.