2024 State Candidate Survey

Each election year Citizens Count sends an issue survey to every candidate for state and federal office in New Hampshire. We make every attempt to contact candidates by snail-mail, email, and phone. Candidate survey responses are the primary source for issue positions shown on the Citizens Count website. If a candidate does not respond to the Citizens Count survey, staff will search for candidate issue positions published in newspapers, posted on Facebook, etc.

The issues included in the survey are selected based on input from our online community, consultation with experts, and a review of legislation and candidate platforms. The list below shows questions included on the 2024 survey sent to candidates for state representative, state senator, and governor.

Broad-based sales tax

Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?

Broad-based income tax

Should NH add an income tax on earned income?

Business tax decrease

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

Capital gains tax

Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?

Minimum wage increase

Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?

Encourage local zoning changes for housing development

Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?

Increase funding for child care providers

Should the state increase funding for child care providers?

Majority of public school funding through local property taxes

Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?

"Education Freedom Account" program

Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?

Marijuana legalization with home-growing, no sales

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

Marijuana legalization with private sales

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?

Marijuana legalization with state-run stores

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

Repeal ban on abortion after 24 weeks

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

Guarantee right to abortion before 24 weeks

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

Ban abortion during 2nd trimester

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

Ban abortion during 1st trimester

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

Protection for interstate travel related to gender, abortion

Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?

Stricter gun laws

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?

Require local immigration enforcement

Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?

Climate change action

Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?

Expand net metering opportunities

Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?

Conditional, affidavit ballots for new voters

Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?