December 30, 2008 - 13:28
Columnist: New Hampshire

1960-1980: The hidden realignment - Part III

Outside the core counties of Hillsborough and Rockingham, other counties moved in a decidedly Democratic direction by the beginning of the 1980s.

Take, for instance, Merrimack County.  Merrimack was strongly Republican in presidential elections during the 1960s and early ‘70s, voting 4-5 points more Republican than the entire state.  But the county abruptly moved to bellwether status in 1980 and 1984, when conservative Ronald Reagan was the GOP nominee.

Dante Scala can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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