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New England·United States

New England has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+17.9 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
2024 presidential election
New England
HarrisD+17.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for New EnglandA map of the constituent counties of New England, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Hampshire County, MA · D+41.7Franklin County, VT · D+2.9Androscoggin County, ME · R+6.1Sagadahoc County, ME · D+16.6Barnstable County, MA · D+20.6Grafton County, NH · D+19.8Orange County, VT · D+20.0Washington County, ME · R+23.5Worcester County, MA · D+10.0Nantucket County, MA · D+36.7Sullivan County, NH · R+0.7Cheshire County, NH · D+9.9Essex County, VT · R+15.9Rutland County, VT · D+6.1Dukes County, MA · D+52.4Coos County, NH · R+13.7Hampden County, MA · D+8.9Berkshire County, MA · D+39.7Lamoille County, VT · D+37.4Middlesex County, MA · D+39.2Washington County, RI · D+14.9Waldo County, ME · D+3.4Capitol Planning Region, CT · D+20.1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT · D+19.6Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT · D+12.8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · D+11.2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · R+9.4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · R+5.4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT · D+11.9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · D+10.7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT · D+18.0Merrimack County, NH · D+5.2York County, ME · D+9.8Penobscot County, ME · R+10.9Kennebec County, ME · R+2.7Oxford County, ME · R+12.9Carroll County, NH · R+1.7Rockingham County, NH · R+2.4Hillsborough County, NH · D+2.9Piscataquis County, ME · R+29.2Caledonia County, VT · D+11.6Lincoln County, ME · D+11.3Cumberland County, ME · D+35.3Bennington County, VT · D+20.1Grand Isle County, VT · D+20.9Chittenden County, VT · D+53.0Windsor County, VT · D+36.6Hancock County, ME · D+11.8Knox County, ME · D+18.6Essex County, MA · D+20.2Washington County, VT · D+43.1Franklin County, ME · R+8.2Bristol County, RI · D+26.2Newport County, RI · D+25.3Addison County, VT · D+34.5Strafford County, NH · D+12.0Aroostook County, ME · R+26.2Norfolk County, MA · D+28.5Somerset County, ME · R+27.0Plymouth County, MA · D+8.8Belknap County, NH · R+13.0Kent County, RI · D+1.9Windham County, VT · D+42.3Orleans County, VT · TiedFranklin County, MA · D+37.6Suffolk County, MA · D+52.1Bristol County, MA · D+1.3Providence County, RI · D+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.8%4,487,432
Donald TrumpRepublican39.8%3,094,408
OtherAll other candidates2.4%186,753
D+60
R+60
68 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: +17.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+17.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+2.4%
1880−2.0%
1884+1.0%
1888+0.2%
1892−9.7%
1896−41.5%
1900−22.3%
1904−25.0%
1908−26.2%
1912+4.3%
1916−4.9%
1920−36.6%
1924−36.7%
1928−6.9%
1932+0.8%
1936+7.4%
1940+6.0%
1944+5.0%
1948+5.1%
1952−12.5%
1956−24.1%
1960+12.1%
1964+45.8%
1968+18.7%
1972−5.8%
1976+5.8%
1980−4.4%
1984−12.8%
1988−0.2%
1992+12.7%
1996+25.8%
2000+19.2%
2004+16.9%
2008+23.1%
2012+20.0%
2016+17.9%
2020+24.4%
2024+17.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+17.9%
4,487,4323,094,4087,768,591
D
+24.4%
4,867,4432,920,5957,994,963
D
+17.9%
4,026,4492,720,6857,290,399
D
+20.0%
4,074,2932,694,5266,891,907
D
+23.1%
4,224,5912,614,1766,961,496
D
+16.9%
3,842,4482,716,5796,658,870
D
+19.2%
3,417,3132,250,0846,086,788
D
+25.8%
3,239,4541,769,1465,705,146
D
+12.7%
2,820,3162,012,0566,349,468
R
−0.2%
2,826,1462,835,6135,729,615
R
−12.8%
2,436,9363,153,2835,613,121
R
−4.4%
2,205,5932,444,4395,465,827
D
+5.8%
2,765,9482,455,1065,344,382
R
−5.8%
2,427,8642,730,5325,196,304
D
+18.7%
2,755,4391,855,2054,824,590
D
+45.8%
3,482,5901,292,9974,785,825
D
+12.1%
2,790,3652,186,7764,982,725
R
−24.1%
1,750,4332,866,9804,624,682
R
−12.5%
2,037,2812,622,6114,673,068
D
+5.1%
2,029,2791,830,3593,937,954
D
+5.0%
1,959,9001,772,2323,743,297
D
+6.0%
2,022,3541,792,6113,828,945
D
+7.4%
1,786,9901,526,8123,508,285
D
+0.8%
1,514,2301,489,8833,081,399
R
−6.9%
1,370,1441,575,4522,962,240
R
−36.7%
584,1251,392,5922,201,333
R
−36.6%
595,0141,317,6021,974,101
R
−4.9%
518,553573,6161,123,373
D
+4.3%
379,566334,7491,036,752
R
−26.2%
329,057582,509967,847
R
−25.0%
334,984570,568943,947
R
−22.3%
336,981539,000907,759
R
−41.5%
243,786615,669896,656
R
−9.7%
307,599376,370705,767
D
+0.2%
74,91974,583153,735
D
+1.0%
67,18065,889133,070
R
−2.0%
64,41467,068131,484
D
+2.4%
61,94859,022120,971

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.
IndicatorNew EnglandCensus divisionUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White72.6%61.0%
Black6.5%12.2%
Asian5.2%6.0%
Two or more races10.0%12.6%
Other race5.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$98,642$84,427
Poverty rate9.9%12.5%
Median age41.439.1
Age 18–249.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home20.4%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryIrish 17.2%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.8%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 11.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic29.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.9%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.2%
English
11.8%
Italian
11.6%
German
6.7%
French
6.0%
American
3.9%
Polish
3.6%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
5.3%
65–74
5.8%
6.9%
55–64
7.2%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
6.7%
25–34
6.6%
4.7%
18–24
4.7%
7.4%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$98,642
New England ranks near the middle of US counties.
New England$98,642
United States$95,781
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.6%
speak English only
Spanish8.9%
Other Indo-European7.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
29.9%
Evangelical Protestant
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Muslim
1.3%
Jewish
0.8%
Other Christian
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.6%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Buddhist
0.3%
Other faiths
0.3%
Hindu
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.9%
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.

New England sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.5 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the division moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.9 points.

A population of 15,200,156, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,642 describe the division.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New England, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, New England, United States voted Democratic by 17.9 points (D+17.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,768,591 votes cast, 4,487,432 went Democratic and 3,094,408 went Republican.
What is New England, United States's political typology?
Akashic places New England, United States 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 division has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did New England, United States last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New England, United States voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New England, United States?
New England, United States has a population of 15,200,156 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New England, United States?
Median household income in New England, United States is $98,642 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of New England, United States?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New England, United States from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The division's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.