Concord, NH Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Concord, NH, New Hampshire: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 155,9672024 5-year
Median household income: $97,0042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Concord, NH

HarrisD+5

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	51.8%	48,181
Donald TrumpRepublican	46.6%	43,365
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	1,433

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−1.6%
1896	−37.5%
1900	−17.4%
1904	−21.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	+0.9%
1916	−0.0%
1920	−17.2%
1924	−23.4%
1928	−21.5%
1932	−4.4%
1936	−2.9%
1940	−0.8%
1944	−4.3%
1948	−19.4%
1952	−35.8%
1956	−43.4%
1960	−21.1%
1964	+22.4%
1968	−19.8%
1972	−36.4%
1976	−18.7%
1980	−27.4%
1984	−34.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	+3.9%
1996	+14.5%
2000	+0.9%
2004	+5.1%
2008	+13.9%
2012	+12.7%
2016	+3.0%
2020	+9.8%
2024	+5.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.2%	48,181	43,365	92,979
2020	D	+9.8%	48,533	39,711	90,133
2016	D	+3.0%	40,198	37,674	83,648
2012	D	+12.7%	44,756	34,524	80,514
2008	D	+13.9%	45,078	34,010	79,719
2004	D	+5.1%	39,975	36,060	76,647
2000	D	+0.9%	30,622	30,028	63,684
1996	D	+14.5%	29,381	21,231	56,200
1992	D	+3.9%	24,437	22,114	58,834
1988	R	−22.4%	18,637	29,535	48,686
1984	R	−34.7%	13,510	27,925	41,579
1980	R	−27.4%	12,083	23,584	41,960
1976	R	−18.7%	14,865	21,853	37,282
1972	R	−36.4%	11,737	25,354	37,453
1968	R	−19.8%	12,711	19,289	33,292
1964	D	+22.4%	19,818	12,564	32,382
1960	R	−21.1%	13,278	20,395	33,673
1956	R	−43.4%	8,711	22,060	30,774
1952	R	−35.8%	10,310	21,824	32,134
1948	R	−19.4%	11,171	16,586	27,935
1944	R	−4.3%	13,382	14,599	27,983
1940	R	−0.8%	14,692	14,923	29,615
1936	R	−2.9%	13,645	14,456	28,319
1932	R	−4.4%	12,805	13,986	26,908
1928	R	−21.5%	10,139	15,724	25,935
1924	R	−23.4%	8,283	13,587	22,692
1920	R	−17.2%	8,976	12,748	21,872
1916	R	−0.0%	5,967	5,970	12,144
1912	D	+0.9%	4,741	4,632	11,853
1908	R	−17.0%	4,846	6,932	12,267
1904	R	−21.6%	4,740	7,433	12,443
1900	R	−17.4%	5,248	7,517	13,039
1896	R	−37.5%	3,310	7,715	11,749
1892	R	−1.6%	5,919	6,116	12,309
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

20.2%

English

19.7%

French

11.6%

German

9.0%

Italian

8.1%

American

4.9%

Scottish

4.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.8%

65–74

6.4%

7.3%

55–64

7.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.0%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

6.6%

25–34

6.1%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

7.0%

5–17

6.9%

2.3%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,004

Concord, NH ranks near the middle of US counties.

Concord, NH$97,004

New Hampshire$99,031

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.7%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)7.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.7%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.5%

Spanish1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.9%

Other Christian

4.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Baptist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Concord anchors Merrimack County, a perennial swing corridor where unaffiliated voters outnumber both major parties and have shifted the margin in every recent statewide race.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-two points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 155,967, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,004 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Concord, NH, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, Concord, NH, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 92,979 votes cast, 48,181 went Democratic and 43,365 went Republican.

What is Concord, NH, New Hampshire's political typology?

Akashic places Concord, NH, New Hampshire in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

When did Concord, NH, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Concord, NH, New Hampshire voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Concord, NH, New Hampshire?

Concord, NH, New Hampshire has a population of 155,967 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Concord, NH, New Hampshire?

Median household income in Concord, NH, New Hampshire is $97,004 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of Concord, NH, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Concord, NH, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Concord, NH has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+5 in 2024.

Key facts

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