03256 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 80% of adults in 03256 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 03256, ~35% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 03256 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 03256 leans more Republican than 18 of 19 neighbors.
03256 runs about 17 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and 03256 sits clearly on the Republican side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 03256. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 03256 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 03256, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
03256 votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while 03256 runs about 17 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 03256, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 03256 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 03256 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 03256 own their home, above 84% 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.