Meriden is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% 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 more than 99% of adults in Meriden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meriden, ~52% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meriden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meriden sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 42 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 54 leaning the other way.
Politically, Meriden sits close to the rest of New Hampshire.
Why Meriden leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Meriden. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meriden, NH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Meriden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meriden 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Meriden own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Meriden have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plainfield, NH Even
- Cornish Flat, NH Even
- North Hartland, VT D+13
- Mascoma, NH D+8
- Cornish, NH D+3
- Lebanon, NH D+45
- Grantham, NH R+10
- Hartland, VT D+18
- West Lebanon, NH D+49
- Enfield, NH D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ickesburg, PA R+67
- Laneville, TX R+62
- Prattville, OK R+43
- Emerado, ND R+46
- Gloverville, SC R+50
- Glenwood, AL R+66
- Richland, KS R+35
- Windfall City, IN R+56
- Buckholts, TX R+68
- Leon Springs, TX R+61
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.