Grafton County, New Hampshire: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 92,1202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,2612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Knox County, ME · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grafton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grafton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −0.3% |
| 1896 | −42.8% |
| 1900 | −25.6% |
| 1904 | −26.7% |
| 1908 | −27.1% |
| 1912 | +2.4% |
| 1916 | −1.6% |
| 1920 | −22.5% |
| 1924 | −31.4% |
| 1928 | −34.8% |
| 1932 | −12.8% |
| 1936 | −14.1% |
| 1940 | −8.1% |
| 1944 | −11.2% |
| 1948 | −28.0% |
| 1952 | −44.5% |
| 1956 | −48.1% |
| 1960 | −29.8% |
| 1964 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | −23.5% |
| 1972 | −32.5% |
| 1976 | −22.7% |
| 1980 | −29.4% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | +27.7% |
| 2012 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | +24.5% |
| 2024 | +19.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 32,995 | 21,910 | 55,898 | ||
| D | 33,180 | 19,905 | 54,132 | ||
| D | 28,510 | 19,010 | 51,191 | ||
| D | 29,826 | 18,208 | 49,014 | ||
| D | 31,446 | 17,687 | 49,602 | ||
| D | 26,180 | 20,277 | 46,971 | ||
| D | 18,326 | 18,092 | 38,733 | ||
| D | 19,496 | 13,543 | 36,792 | ||
| D | 15,389 | 13,450 | 36,343 | ||
| R | 11,484 | 19,033 | 30,699 | ||
| R | 8,757 | 18,451 | 27,300 | ||
| R | 7,282 | 15,273 | 27,151 | ||
| R | 8,996 | 14,430 | 23,914 | ||
| R | 8,388 | 16,605 | 25,319 | ||
| R | 7,813 | 12,881 | 21,554 | ||
| D | 12,566 | 8,461 | 21,027 | ||
| R | 7,821 | 14,454 | 22,275 | ||
| R | 5,466 | 15,609 | 21,081 | ||
| R | 6,124 | 15,937 | 22,061 | ||
| R | 6,841 | 12,248 | 19,281 | ||
| R | 8,743 | 10,947 | 19,697 | ||
| R | 9,761 | 11,478 | 21,239 | ||
| R | 8,520 | 11,336 | 20,016 | ||
| R | 8,342 | 10,810 | 19,323 | ||
| R | 6,035 | 12,566 | 18,759 | ||
| R | 5,360 | 10,493 | 16,364 | ||
| R | 6,102 | 9,650 | 15,794 | ||
| R | 4,644 | 4,795 | 9,517 | ||
| D | 3,752 | 3,520 | 9,590 | ||
| R | 3,582 | 6,323 | 10,101 | ||
| R | 3,496 | 6,100 | 9,752 | ||
| R | 3,619 | 6,177 | 10,010 | ||
| R | 2,306 | 6,199 | 9,096 | ||
| R | 4,794 | 4,828 | 9,804 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.1%
Irish
17.1%
German
9.8%
French
9.1%
Italian
7.4%
Scottish
5.5%
American
5.5%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 44.1 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
$88,261
Grafton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Grafton County$88,261
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Grafton County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Spanish1.0%
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 73.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grafton County's tilt toward Democrats is anchored by the Dartmouth College community in Hanover, while its rural towns and White Mountain terrain produce a more varied electorate than the topline margin suggests.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 2008; the Republican margin reached forty-eight points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,261, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Ulster County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grafton County, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grafton County, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 19.8 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,898 votes cast, 32,995 went Democratic and 21,910 went Republican.
What is Grafton County, New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places Grafton 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Grafton County, New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Grafton County, New Hampshire voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Grafton County, New Hampshire?
Grafton County, New Hampshire has a population of 92,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grafton County, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Grafton County, New Hampshire is $88,261 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Grafton County, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grafton County, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.