Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 426,3782024 5-year
Median household income: $103,5452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.6%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Manchester-Nashua, NH

HarrisD+3

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	50.7%	118,777
Donald TrumpRepublican	47.8%	112,059
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	3,607

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	−5.7%
1896	−42.1%
1900	−20.0%
1904	−17.2%
1908	−17.6%
1912	+4.0%
1916	+4.7%
1920	−10.2%
1924	−14.3%
1928	+9.2%
1932	+16.3%
1936	+19.1%
1940	+23.8%
1944	+24.0%
1948	+19.1%
1952	+0.6%
1956	−11.1%
1960	+15.1%
1964	+34.2%
1968	+3.3%
1972	−30.1%
1976	−8.0%
1980	−32.3%
1984	−41.8%
1988	−31.3%
1992	−2.0%
1996	+8.1%
2000	−1.8%
2004	−2.9%
2008	+3.7%
2012	+1.1%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+7.6%
2024	+2.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.9%	118,777	112,059	234,443
2020	D	+7.6%	122,344	104,625	231,659
2016	R	−0.2%	99,589	100,013	214,157
2012	D	+1.1%	102,303	99,991	205,667
2008	D	+3.7%	104,820	97,178	203,799
2004	R	−2.9%	94,121	99,724	195,247
2000	R	−1.8%	77,625	80,649	165,761
1996	D	+8.1%	71,282	59,441	146,635
1992	R	−2.0%	58,470	61,620	157,840
1988	R	−31.3%	45,799	88,261	135,778
1984	R	−41.8%	33,314	81,462	115,251
1980	R	−32.3%	31,789	68,994	115,304
1976	R	−8.0%	45,544	53,581	100,880
1972	R	−30.1%	34,739	65,274	101,377
1968	D	+3.3%	45,423	42,409	92,169
1964	D	+34.2%	60,236	29,503	89,739
1960	D	+15.1%	52,135	38,430	90,565
1956	R	−11.1%	36,234	45,248	81,528
1952	D	+0.6%	41,802	41,263	83,065
1948	D	+19.1%	41,789	28,257	70,742
1944	D	+24.0%	42,306	25,921	68,236
1940	D	+23.8%	42,580	26,201	68,781
1936	D	+19.1%	34,992	23,293	61,180
1932	D	+16.3%	32,458	23,308	56,161
1928	D	+9.2%	29,457	24,465	54,087
1924	R	−14.3%	16,002	22,098	42,773
1920	R	−10.2%	18,736	23,040	42,322
1916	D	+4.7%	10,939	9,927	21,428
1912	D	+4.0%	8,909	8,007	22,294
1908	R	−17.6%	8,701	12,568	21,938
1904	R	−17.2%	8,831	12,603	21,904
1900	R	−20.0%	8,339	12,653	21,535
1896	R	−42.1%	4,965	13,080	19,293
1892	R	−5.7%	8,785	9,875	18,963
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

19.9%

English

14.5%

French

10.3%

Italian

10.0%

German

8.1%

Polish

3.7%

American

3.3%

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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.3%

7.4%

55–64

7.4%

6.5%

45–54

6.4%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

7.3%

25–34

6.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

7.5%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.5%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,545

Manchester-Nashua, NH ranks near the middle of US counties.

Manchester-Nashua, NH$103,545

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

6.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.5%

Working age (18–64)6.1%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.4%

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Other Christian

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Manchester-Nashua anchors the state's densest Democratic-leaning urban corridor, yet sits within a state famous for fierce independent-voter swings that have flipped its Electoral College votes multiple times since 2000.

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

A population of 426,378, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,545 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 234,443 votes cast, 118,777 went Democratic and 112,059 went Republican.

What is Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire's political typology?

Akashic places Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire in the "Diversifying 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire?

Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire has a population of 426,378 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire?

Median household income in Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire is $103,545 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Manchester-Nashua, NH, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Manchester-Nashua, NH moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Key facts

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