New Hampshire, New Hampshire: Bellwether state. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic 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
Browse all of New Hampshire
Constituent county margins for New Hampshire, 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 | 418,496 | 395,531 | 826,205 | ||
| D | 424,937 | 365,660 | 806,205 | ||
| D | 348,526 | 345,790 | 744,296 | ||
| D | 369,561 | 329,918 | 710,972 | ||
| D | 384,826 | 316,534 | 707,611 | ||
| D | 340,511 | 331,237 | 677,558 | ||
| R | 266,348 | 273,559 | 569,081 | ||
| D | 248,234 | 196,532 | 501,195 | ||
| D | 209,040 | 202,484 | 537,215 | ||
| R | 163,696 | 281,537 | 450,525 | ||
| R | 120,395 | 267,051 | 388,954 | ||
| R | 108,864 | 221,705 | 383,931 | ||
| R | 147,635 | 185,935 | 339,168 | ||
| R | 116,435 | 213,724 | 334,059 | ||
| R | 130,589 | 154,903 | 297,299 | ||
| D | 184,064 | 104,029 | 288,093 | ||
| R | 137,772 | 157,989 | 295,761 | ||
| R | 90,364 | 176,519 | 266,994 | ||
| R | 106,663 | 166,287 | 272,950 | ||
| R | 107,995 | 121,299 | 231,440 | ||
| D | 119,663 | 109,916 | 229,627 | ||
| D | 125,292 | 110,127 | 235,419 | ||
| D | 108,460 | 104,642 | 218,114 | ||
| R | 100,680 | 103,629 | 205,520 | ||
| R | 80,715 | 115,404 | 196,757 | ||
| R | 57,201 | 98,575 | 164,769 | ||
| R | 62,662 | 95,196 | 159,092 | ||
| D | 43,781 | 43,725 | 89,127 | ||
| D | 34,724 | 32,927 | 87,961 | ||
| R | 33,655 | 53,149 | 89,600 | ||
| R | 34,074 | 54,163 | 90,161 | ||
| R | 35,489 | 54,799 | 92,364 | ||
| R | 21,650 | 57,444 | 83,670 | ||
| R | 42,081 | 45,658 | 89,329 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 53.5% | 44.4% | 620,975 |
| 2020 | D | 56.6% | 41.0% | 795,914 |
| 2016 | D | 48.0% | 47.8% | 739,140 |
| 2014 | D | 51.5% | 48.2% | 488,159 |
| 2010 | R | 36.8% | 60.1% | 454,710 |
| 2008 | D | 51.6% | 45.3% | 694,787 |
| 2004 | R | 33.7% | 66.2% | 657,086 |
| 2002 | R | 46.4% | 50.8% | 447,135 |
| 1998 | R | 28.2% | 67.8% | 314,696 |
| 1996 | R | 46.2% | 49.3% | 491,873 |
| 1992 | R | 45.3% | 48.2% | 518,170 |
| 1990 | R | 31.3% | 65.1% | 291,393 |
| 1986 | R | 32.4% | 63.0% | 244,735 |
| 1984 | R | 41.0% | 58.8% | 384,369 |
| 1980 | R | 47.8% | 52.1% | 375,060 |
| 1978 | R | 48.5% | 50.7% | 263,760 |
Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.5 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
$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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Hampshire in New England has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries New Hampshire more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in New Hampshire has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the state to the Democratic candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most states. A 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $99,031 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Hampshire, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New Hampshire, New Hampshire as a "Bellwether" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did New Hampshire, New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampshire, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in New Hampshire, New Hampshire?
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, New Hampshire?
Median household income in New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.