Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Latest: 2024
Competitive — shifted 4.8pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 8.5% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 2.5% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 1.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.5% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 16.3% | 58.8% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5.8% | 20.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 2.7% | 9.8% |
| Other | 2.0% | 7.1% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.9% | 3.3% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| Non-religious | 72.3% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+2.9 |
| 2020 | Biden+7.7 |
| 2016 | Trump+0.2 |
| 2012 | Obama+1.1 |
| 2008 | Obama+3.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+2.9 |
| 2000 | Bush+1.8 |
| 1996 | Clinton+8.1 |
| 1992 | Bush+2.0 |
Hillsborough, New Hampshire is a county that has a population of 426,378. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+2.9. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.7% | 47.8% | D+2.9 | R+4.8 |
| 2020 | 53.0% | 45.3% | D+7.7 | D+7.9 |
| 2016 | 46.5% | 46.7% | R+0.2 | R+1.3 |
| 2012 | 49.7% | 48.6% | D+1.1 | R+2.6 |
| 2008 | 51.2% | 47.5% | D+3.7 | D+6.6 |
| 2004 | 48.2% | 51.0% | R+2.9 | R+1.1 |
| 2000 | 46.8% | 48.7% | R+1.8 | R+9.9 |
| 1996 | 48.6% | 40.5% | D+8.1 | D+10.1 |
| 1992 | 37.0% | 39.0% | R+2.0 | D+29.3 |
| 1988 | 33.7% | 65.0% | R+31.3 | D+10.5 |
| 1984 | 28.9% | 70.7% | R+41.8 | R+9.5 |
| 1980 | 27.6% | 59.8% | R+32.3 | R+24.3 |
| 1976 | 45.1% | 53.1% | R+8.0 | D+22.2 |
| 1972 | 34.3% | 64.4% | R+30.1 | R+33.4 |
| 1968 | 49.3% | 46.0% | D+3.3 | R+29.5 |
| 1964 | 66.4% | 33.6% | D+32.8 | D+17.6 |
| 1960 | 57.6% | 42.4% | D+15.1 | D+26.2 |
| 1956 | 44.4% | 55.5% | R+11.1 | R+11.7 |
| 1952 | 50.3% | 49.7% | D+0.7 | R+18.5 |
| 1948 | 59.1% | 39.9% | D+19.1 | — |
What defines Hillsborough?
Hillsborough has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (4D, 2R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a highly educated electorate (42% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Democrats nationwide.
County in State Context
Current New Hampshire Polling
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2026 New Hampshire Senate General Election
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- The 2016 election was decided by just 0.2 points — razor-thin
- Split-ticket voting in 2024: Different parties won President and Governor
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2024, Republicans in 2016
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