† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNewportNew HampshireUnited States
English23.2%18.3%9.5%
Irish13.4%20.6%9.4%
French13.0%10.5%1.6%
German7.4%8.6%12.5%
French Canadian7.4%7.2%—
American6.3%4.2%5.3%
Italian5.9%9.8%4.8%
Scottish5.6%2.1%1.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.4%1.8%
Mexican0.4%0.8%11.3%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Newport
New Hampshire
United States
Median age
47.8
43.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
8.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.9%
20.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Newport
New Hampshire
United States
Median household income
$78,174
$99,031
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
7.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.8%
40.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Newport
New Hampshire
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.8%
8.0%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Newport
New Hampshire
United States
Catholic
—
16.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
4.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
72.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Newport, New Hampshire
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.1%
2008
+12.2%
2012
+4.8%
2016
−19.5%
2020
−15.0%
2024
−19.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.5%Harris981
59.2%Trump1,472
1.3%
R+19.8
R+4.7
R+18.3
2,486
R
41.5%Biden977
56.5%Trump1,331
2.0%
R+15.0
D+4.5
R+19.5
2,355
R
36.4%Clinton814
56.0%Trump1,250
7.6%
R+19.5
R+24.3
R+21.6
2,234
D
51.5%Obama1,089
46.7%Romney987
1.8%
D+4.8
R+7.3
D+1.0
2,115
D
55.5%Obama1,251
43.3%McCain977
1.2%
D+12.2
D+13.3
D+4.9
2,255
R
48.8%Kerry1,069
50.0%Bush1,094
1.2%
R+1.1
—
D+1.3
2,190
Newport anchors rural Sullivan County as its county seat, a small working-class community where tight local races often hinge on a few hundred votes and turnout swings visibly with economic conditions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 19.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.8 points.
A population of 4,758, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,174 describe the city.
In 2024, Newport, New Hampshire voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+19.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,486 votes cast, 981 went Democratic and 1,472 went Republican.
When did Newport, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Newport, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Newport, New Hampshire?
Newport, New Hampshire has a population of 4,758 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Newport, New Hampshire is $78,174 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Newport, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Newport, New Hampshire from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
