Laconia, NH Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Laconia, NH, New Hampshire: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+13MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 64,6592024 5-year
Median household income: $92,7832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Laconia, NH

TrumpR+13

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	56.0%	22,765
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	42.9%	17,469
OtherAll other candidates	1.1%	442

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	−3.6%
1896	−52.2%
1900	−25.3%
1904	−23.3%
1908	−25.6%
1912	+2.6%
1916	−5.4%
1920	−23.7%
1924	−29.6%
1928	−29.4%
1932	−10.3%
1936	−9.3%
1940	−3.9%
1944	−7.5%
1948	−30.2%
1952	−43.6%
1956	−51.9%
1960	−23.8%
1964	+15.2%
1968	−26.3%
1972	−42.5%
1976	−23.0%
1980	−41.6%
1984	−49.7%
1988	−36.9%
1992	−8.7%
1996	−1.4%
2000	−15.2%
2004	−11.9%
2008	+1.2%
2012	−5.0%
2016	−16.5%
2020	−10.4%
2024	−13.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.0%	17,469	22,765	40,676
2020	R	−10.4%	16,894	20,899	38,479
2016	R	−16.5%	13,517	19,315	35,045
2012	R	−5.0%	15,890	17,571	33,887
2008	D	+1.2%	16,796	16,402	33,465
2004	R	−11.9%	14,080	17,920	32,298
2000	R	−15.2%	10,719	14,799	26,795
1996	R	−1.4%	10,345	10,685	23,616
1992	R	−8.7%	8,405	10,578	25,090
1988	R	−36.9%	6,603	14,454	21,280
1984	R	−49.7%	4,743	14,200	19,027
1980	R	−41.6%	4,365	12,077	18,546
1976	R	−23.0%	6,143	9,876	16,249
1972	R	−42.5%	4,610	11,536	16,312
1968	R	−26.3%	4,942	8,642	14,071
1964	D	+15.2%	8,024	5,908	13,932
1960	R	−23.8%	5,630	9,156	14,786
1956	R	−51.9%	3,131	9,902	13,038
1952	R	−43.6%	3,755	9,567	13,322
1948	R	−30.2%	3,822	7,152	11,039
1944	R	−7.5%	5,325	6,188	11,515
1940	R	−3.9%	5,653	6,115	11,768
1936	R	−9.3%	5,150	6,219	11,522
1932	R	−10.3%	4,911	6,048	10,988
1928	R	−29.4%	3,689	6,762	10,462
1924	R	−29.6%	3,217	5,996	9,399
1920	R	−23.7%	3,464	5,628	9,115
1916	R	−5.4%	2,310	2,579	5,001
1912	D	+2.6%	1,862	1,741	4,728
1908	R	−25.6%	1,692	2,916	4,775
1904	R	−23.3%	1,761	2,867	4,754
1900	R	−25.3%	1,819	3,099	5,054
1896	R	−52.2%	978	3,465	4,768
1892	R	−3.6%	2,472	2,663	5,267
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

22.7%

English

21.3%

French

13.3%

German

8.1%

Italian

7.9%

Scottish

4.3%

American

3.9%

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: 48.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.4%

7.3%

65–74

7.6%

8.8%

55–64

9.0%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

5.7%

35–44

5.7%

5.6%

25–34

5.5%

3.4%

18–24

3.0%

6.6%

5–17

6.8%

2.0%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$92,783

Laconia, NH ranks near the middle of US counties.

Laconia, NH$92,783

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

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.1%

Spanish0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.3%

Other Christian

6.1%

Mainline Protestant

5.2%

Baptist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Methodist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Laconia anchors the Lakes Region, a tourism-driven economy that has trended more Republican than the state median — the 2024 presidential margin of R+14.4 sat roughly 20 points to the right of New Hampshire's overall result.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.

A population of 64,659, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,783 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, Laconia, NH, New Hampshire voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,676 votes cast, 17,469 went Democratic and 22,765 went Republican.

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

Akashic places Laconia, 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.

When did Laconia, NH, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Laconia, NH, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2008.

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

Laconia, NH, New Hampshire has a population of 64,659 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire is $92,783 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Laconia, NH delivered R+13 in 2024.

Key facts

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