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Manchester·New Hampshire

Manchester moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NH
Manchester
HarrisD+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic53.3%27,735
Donald TrumpRepublican45.7%23,750
OtherAll other candidates1.0%538
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +7.7% in 2024.+7.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+11.1%
2012+11.2%
2016+6.8%
2020+13.9%
2024+7.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.3%Harris27,735
45.7%Trump23,750
1.0%
+7.7%
52,023
D
56.0%Biden29,470
42.1%Trump22,132
1.9%incl. Jorgensen
+13.9%
52,617
D
49.9%Clinton24,945
43.2%Trump21,559
6.9%incl. Johnson
+6.8%
49,943
D
55.6%Obama26,138
44.4%Romney20,867
0.0%
+11.2%
47,005
D
55.0%Obama26,523
43.9%McCain21,190
1.0%
+11.1%
48,217

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorManchesterCityNew HampshireStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White74.5%87.9%61.0%
Black4.8%1.5%12.2%
Asian4.1%2.6%6.0%
Two or more races11.9%6.4%12.6%
Other race4.6%1.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.8%4.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$81,007$99,031$84,427
Poverty rate11.2%7.3%12.5%
Median age3843.539.1
Age 18–248.2%8.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.3%20.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)41.5%40.7%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home13.9%8.0%22.3%
Spanish5.3%2.6%13.6%
Other Indo-European2.5%1.4%2.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.8%1.2%0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%0.6%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryIrish 19.9%Irish 20.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 14.5%English 18.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryFrench 10.3%French 10.5%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic16.3%County context16.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant5.8%County context4.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed72.3%County context72.8%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Irish
19.9%
English
14.5%
French
10.3%
Italian
10.0%
French Canadian
8.2%
German
8.1%
Polish
3.7%
American
3.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
2.7%
Dominican
2.0%
Mexican
1.2%
Colombian
0.5%
Honduran
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Haitian
0.3%
Jamaican
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.6%
Chinese
0.5%
Filipino
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Korean
0.3%
Cambodian
0.3%
Nepalese
0.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European2.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.7%
Other languages0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
Arabic0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Korean0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
16.3%
Evangelical Protestant
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Jewish
0.3%
Other faiths
0.3%
Muslim
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted72.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.7 points.

A population of 115,643, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,007 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Manchester, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Manchester, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 7.7 points (D+7.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,023 votes cast, 27,735 went Democratic and 23,750 went Republican.
What is Manchester, New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places Manchester, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Manchester, New Hampshire?
Manchester, New Hampshire has a population of 115,643 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Manchester, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Manchester, New Hampshire is $81,007 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Manchester, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Manchester, New Hampshire from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.