The Upper Midwest is the North as well. I mainly meant places like upstate New York, suburban Pennsylvania, Maine and especially Vermont.
No Vermont is like an extension of Canada nowadays politically. Its way too liberal for the GOP in national races nowadays(US Seante and US House.) I wonder why New Hampshire politically isn't an extension of Canada since its right near it just like Vermont is.
Boston suburbs/exurbs. The two largest counties in the state are Hilsborough (which went narrowly for Obama) and Rockingham, which went for Romney by a little over 4.5%. The rest of the state is quite a bit more liberal and Democratic. Not exactly Vermont, but similar to Maine.
In the early 20th century Cheshire was the most Republican county in New Hampshire, followed by Carroll for most of the 20th century (it was the lone county in New England that Goldwater won). And since the Clinton years it's been Rockingham, which is now the most Republican county in New England (although Rockingham has always been Republican). And until the Reagan years Hillsborough was the most Democratic county because of the big Catholic/union vote in Manchester and Nashua before shfiting to Cheshire.