Keene, NH, New Hampshire: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 77,2972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Keene, NH, NHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 24,579 | 20,083 | 45,389 | ||
| D | 25,522 | 17,898 | 44,370 | ||
| D | 22,064 | 16,876 | 41,895 | ||
| D | 25,380 | 15,156 | 41,360 | ||
| D | 26,971 | 15,205 | 42,601 | ||
| D | 24,438 | 16,463 | 41,347 | ||
| D | 17,382 | 13,793 | 33,395 | ||
| D | 16,159 | 10,252 | 29,701 | ||
| D | 15,037 | 11,037 | 32,457 | ||
| R | 12,339 | 15,002 | 27,512 | ||
| R | 8,990 | 15,851 | 24,941 | ||
| R | 7,835 | 13,242 | 25,467 | ||
| R | 10,388 | 12,554 | 23,305 | ||
| R | 9,157 | 13,390 | 22,703 | ||
| R | 9,135 | 10,702 | 20,332 | ||
| D | 13,626 | 5,958 | 19,584 | ||
| R | 8,668 | 11,594 | 20,262 | ||
| R | 5,574 | 12,585 | 18,170 | ||
| R | 6,710 | 11,897 | 18,607 | ||
| R | 6,337 | 9,043 | 15,506 | ||
| R | 7,098 | 8,334 | 15,434 | ||
| R | 6,916 | 8,302 | 15,218 | ||
| R | 6,322 | 8,052 | 14,574 | ||
| R | 5,662 | 7,904 | 13,692 | ||
| R | 5,025 | 8,673 | 13,756 | ||
| R | 2,720 | 7,008 | 10,156 | ||
| R | 3,374 | 6,644 | 10,092 | ||
| R | 2,779 | 3,337 | 6,244 | ||
| R | 2,114 | 2,765 | 6,321 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 4,160 | 6,426 | ||
| R | 2,002 | 4,364 | 6,550 | ||
| R | 2,120 | 4,435 | 6,646 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 4,818 | 6,373 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 4,024 | 7,142 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
15.5%
French
11.7%
German
9.5%
Italian
7.2%
American
4.7%
Scottish
3.7%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,329
Keene, NH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Keene, NH$83,329
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Keene anchors southwestern New Hampshire's only mid-sized urban cluster, where a large student population at Keene State College consistently pulls turnout patterns away from the surrounding rural baseline.
The Democratic margin in Keene, NH reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,329, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 77,297 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Keene, NH, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Keene, NH, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 9.9 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 45,389 votes cast, 24,579 went Democratic and 20,083 went Republican.
What is Keene, NH, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Keene, NH, New Hampshire as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Keene, NH, New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Keene, NH, New Hampshire voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Keene, NH, New Hampshire?
Keene, NH, New Hampshire has a population of 77,297 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Keene, NH, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Keene, NH, New Hampshire is $83,329 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Keene, NH, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Keene, NH, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.