Editing Croydon, New Hampshire (section)

== Politics ==
In recent decades, Croydon has supported Republicans in presidential elections.

{| border = "2"
|+ Croydon city vote<br/> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/81936/|title = NH Elections Database » 2016 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.00% ''126''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.52%''' ''271''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.48% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/49868/|title = NH Elections Database » 2012 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.44% ''196''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.83%''' ''233''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.72% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/51384/|title = NH Elections Database » 2008 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.27% ''182''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.73%''' ''216''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.00% ''4''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/52614/|title = NH Elections Database » 2004 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.57% ''157''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.93%''' ''248''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.49% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/55263/|title = NH Elections Database » 2000 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.86% ''90''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.47%''' ''205''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.67% ''28''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58044/|title = NH Elections Database » 1996 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.33% ''95''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.68%''' ''153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.98% ''37''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/60084/|title = NH Elections Database » 1988 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.67% ''70''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.42%''' ''149''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.91% ''2''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/61075/|title = NH Elections Database » 1984 President General Election}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.63% ''56''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.37%''' ''133''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|}

In 2022, Croydon made headlines after citizens organized an emergency town meeting against a school board amendment that had cut the public school budget by more than half. Repeal of the amendment passed by 377-2.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/us/croydon-free-state-politics.html| title=One Small Step for Democracy in a 'Live Free or Die' Town| date=July 10, 2022| access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> The story of the repeal was covered on ''[[This American Life]]'' on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.thisamericanlife.org/776/i-work-better-on-deadline| title=I Work Better on Deadline| author=Ira Glass, Sarah Gibson| date=July 29, 2022| access-date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>