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New Hampshire·New Hampshire

New Hampshire has voted Democratic in six straight presidential elections — D+3 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NH
LatestD+3in 2024
Typologycluster typology
Population1,394,8682024 ACS

New Hampshire: state. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Akashic typology
Population
1,394,8682024 5-year
Median household income
$99,0312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New Hampshire
HarrisD+3
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2024 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire, NHA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire, NH, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Belknap County, NH · R+13Carroll County, NH · R+2Grafton County, NH · D+20Hillsborough County, NH · D+3Rockingham County, NH · R+2Strafford County, NH · D+12Sullivan County, NH · R+1Cheshire County, NH · D+10Coos County, NH · R+14Merrimack County, NH · D+5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.7%418,496
Donald TrumpRepublican47.9%395,531
OtherAll other candidates1.5%12,178
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.8%
418,496395,531826,205
D
+7.4%
424,937365,660806,205
D
+0.4%
348,526345,790744,296
D
+5.6%
369,561329,918710,972
D
+9.7%
384,826316,534707,611
D
+1.4%
340,511331,237677,558
R
−1.3%
266,348273,559569,081
D
+10.3%
248,234196,532501,195
D
+1.2%
209,040202,484537,215
R
−26.2%
163,696281,537450,525
R
−37.7%
120,395267,051388,954
R
−29.4%
108,864221,705383,931
R
−11.3%
147,635185,935339,168
R
−29.1%
116,435213,724334,059
R
−8.2%
130,589154,903297,299
D
+27.8%
184,064104,029288,093
R
−6.8%
137,772157,989295,761
R
−32.3%
90,364176,519266,994
R
−21.8%
106,663166,287272,950
R
−5.7%
107,995121,299231,440
D
+4.2%
119,663109,916229,627
D
+6.4%
125,292110,127235,419
D
+1.8%
108,460104,642218,114
R
−1.4%
100,680103,629205,520
R
−17.6%
80,715115,404196,757
R
−25.1%
57,20198,575164,769
R
−20.4%
62,66295,196159,092
D
+0.1%
43,78143,72589,127
D
+2.0%
34,72432,92787,961
R
−21.8%
33,65553,14989,600
R
−22.3%
34,07454,16390,161
R
−20.9%
35,48954,79992,364
R
−42.8%
21,65057,44483,670
R
−4.0%
42,08145,65889,329
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022D53.5%44.4%620,975
2020D56.6%41.0%795,914
2016D48.0%47.8%739,140
2014D51.5%48.2%488,159
2010R36.8%60.1%454,710
2008D51.6%45.3%694,787
2004R33.7%66.2%657,086
2002R46.4%50.8%447,135
1998R28.2%67.8%314,696
1996R46.2%49.3%491,873
1992R45.3%48.2%518,170
1990R31.3%65.1%291,393
1986R32.4%63.0%244,735
1984R41.0%58.8%384,369
1980R47.8%52.1%375,060
1978R48.5%50.7%263,760

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.6%
English
18.3%
French
10.5%
Italian
9.8%
German
8.6%
American
4.2%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
6.0%
65–74
6.3%
7.7%
55–64
7.8%
6.2%
45–54
6.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.0%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
7.0%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,031
New Hampshire ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Hampshire$99,031
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
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.9%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.3%
Other Christian
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Baptist
1.0%
Methodist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Hampshire sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

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

A population of 1,394,868, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,031 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 826,205 votes cast, 418,496 went Democratic and 395,531 went Republican.
What is New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places New Hampshire in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampshire voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has a population of 1,394,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire?
Median household income in New Hampshire is $99,031 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.