The 10 Most Conservative Cities In New Hampshire For 2023


The most conservative cities in New Hampshire are Tilton Northfield and Meredith for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of New Hampshire would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Granite State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in New Hampshire with populations greater than 2,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 most conservative places in New Hampshire for 2023

  1. Tilton Northfield)
  2. Meredith)
  3. Laconia
  4. Berlin
  5. Lancaster)
  6. Wolfeboro
  7. North Conway)
  8. Conway
  9. Hampton Beach)
  10. Epping)

If you’re wondering, Littleton is the most liberal city in New Hampshire of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in New Hampshire.

Additional reading about New Hampshire and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In New Hampshire For 2023

1. Tilton Northfield

Percent Republican: 54.4%
More on Tilton Northfield: Real Estate

2. Meredith

Meredith, NH

Source: Flickr User CappiT | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 54.4%
More on Meredith: Crime | Real Estate

Laconia, NH

Source: Wikipedia User FlickreviewR | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 54.4%
More on Laconia: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Berlin, NH

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 52.2%
More on Berlin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Lancaster

Percent Republican: 52.2%
More on Lancaster: Crime | Real Estate

Percent Republican: 48.6%
More on Wolfeboro: Data | Crime | Real Estate

7. North Conway

North Conway, NH

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 48.6%
More on North Conway: Real Estate

Conway, NH

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 48.6%
More on Conway: Data | Crime | Real Estate

9. Hampton Beach

Percent Republican: 48.2%
More on Hampton Beach: Real Estate

10. Epping

Percent Republican: 48.2%
More on Epping: Crime | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in New Hampshire for 2023

To find the most conservative places in New Hampshire, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in New Hampshire over 2,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 44 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 44 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Tilton Northfield, is “The Most Conservative City in New Hampshire For 2023”. The most liberal place in New Hampshire was Littleton.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in New Hampshire.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in New Hampshire

Well, there you have it, the places in New Hampshire that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Tilton Northfield ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in New Hampshire:

  1. Littleton
  2. Lebanon
  3. Plymouth

For more New Hampshire reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In New Hampshire

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Tilton Northfield, NH 2,868 54.4%
2 Meredith, NH 2,457 54.4%
3 Laconia, NH 16,786 54.4%
4 Berlin, NH 9,710 52.2%
5 Lancaster, NH 2,072 52.2%
6 Wolfeboro, NH 3,318 48.6%
7 North Conway, NH 2,393 48.6%
8 Conway, NH 4,027 48.6%
9 Hampton Beach, NH 2,480 48.2%
10 Epping, NH 2,808 48.2%
11 Exeter, NH 9,908 48.2%
12 Portsmouth, NH 21,897 48.2%
13 Raymond, NH 3,778 48.2%
14 Derry, NH 23,571 48.2%
15 Londonderry, NH 11,955 48.2%
16 Newmarket, NH 5,621 48.2%
17 Hampton, NH 9,900 48.2%
18 Claremont, NH 12,955 47.2%
19 Newport, NH 5,333 47.2%
20 Goffstown, NH 2,828 45.3%
21 Hudson, NH 6,756 45.3%
22 Pinardville, NH 4,849 45.3%
23 Manchester, NH 114,730 45.3%
24 Nashua, NH 90,659 45.3%
25 East Merrimack, NH 4,609 45.3%
26 Peterborough, NH 2,360 45.3%
27 Milford, NH 8,437 45.3%
28 Suncook, NH 5,008 44.2%
29 Franklin, NH 8,766 44.2%
30 Concord, NH 43,552 44.2%
31 Hooksett, NH 5,669 44.2%
32 Henniker, NH 2,682 44.2%
33 South Hooksett, NH 5,906 44.2%
34 Durham, NH 11,616 41.4%
35 Farmington, NH 3,919 41.4%
36 Somersworth, NH 11,964 41.4%
37 Rochester, NH 32,317 41.4%
38 Dover, NH 32,599 41.4%
39 Jaffrey, NH 2,814 40.5%
40 Keene, NH 22,969 40.5%
41 Hanover, NH 8,813 36.9%
42 Plymouth, NH 4,322 36.9%
43 Lebanon, NH 14,316 36.9%
44 Littleton, NH 4,625 36.9%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *