Cheshire County, New Hampshire: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic 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
- Most similar
- Strafford County, NH · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cheshire CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cheshire County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −14.4% |
| 1896 | −55.6% |
| 1900 | −34.8% |
| 1904 | −36.1% |
| 1908 | −34.9% |
| 1912 | −10.3% |
| 1916 | −8.9% |
| 1920 | −32.4% |
| 1924 | −42.2% |
| 1928 | −26.5% |
| 1932 | −16.4% |
| 1936 | −11.9% |
| 1940 | −9.1% |
| 1944 | −8.0% |
| 1948 | −17.5% |
| 1952 | −27.9% |
| 1956 | −38.6% |
| 1960 | −14.4% |
| 1964 | +39.2% |
| 1968 | −7.7% |
| 1972 | −18.6% |
| 1976 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | −21.2% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −9.7% |
| 1992 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | +27.6% |
| 2012 | +24.7% |
| 2016 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | +17.2% |
| 2024 | +9.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
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
2024 ACS
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,329
Cheshire County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Cheshire County$83,329
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Cheshire County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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.
Cheshire County's margins have tilted Democratic in recent presidential cycles, driven in part by Keene's student and professional population. Its rural hill towns remain more competitive, keeping the county's overall swing potential above zero.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,329, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Strafford County and Bennington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheshire County, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheshire County, 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 Cheshire County, New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places Cheshire County, New Hampshire in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cheshire County, New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Cheshire County, New Hampshire voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Cheshire County, 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 Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Cheshire County, 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 Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cheshire County, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.