Rockingham County, New Hampshire: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 319,0822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $118,3312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carroll County, NH · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rockingham CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rockingham 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 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | −43.0% |
| 1900 | −21.3% |
| 1904 | −24.5% |
| 1908 | −23.9% |
| 1912 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | −2.0% |
| 1920 | −35.2% |
| 1924 | −39.8% |
| 1928 | −38.6% |
| 1932 | −13.4% |
| 1936 | −11.5% |
| 1940 | −7.4% |
| 1944 | −13.1% |
| 1948 | −22.3% |
| 1952 | −37.2% |
| 1956 | −46.9% |
| 1960 | −24.3% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −14.6% |
| 1972 | −27.3% |
| 1976 | −9.8% |
| 1980 | −30.5% |
| 1984 | −38.4% |
| 1988 | −27.9% |
| 1992 | −2.5% |
| 1996 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | −3.2% |
| 2004 | −4.2% |
| 2008 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | −5.8% |
| 2020 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | −2.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 97,615 | 102,542 | 202,929 | ||
| D | 100,064 | 95,858 | 199,342 | ||
| R | 79,994 | 90,447 | 181,434 | ||
| R | 80,142 | 87,921 | 170,423 | ||
| D | 83,723 | 81,917 | 167,093 | ||
| R | 75,437 | 82,069 | 158,816 | ||
| R | 61,628 | 65,860 | 134,173 | ||
| D | 53,644 | 46,201 | 113,248 | ||
| R | 44,317 | 47,353 | 123,806 | ||
| R | 35,775 | 64,034 | 101,405 | ||
| R | 25,557 | 57,586 | 83,440 | ||
| R | 21,712 | 45,960 | 79,474 | ||
| R | 30,051 | 36,738 | 68,130 | ||
| R | 21,998 | 38,825 | 61,541 | ||
| R | 21,195 | 28,842 | 52,456 | ||
| D | 27,256 | 19,498 | 46,754 | ||
| R | 17,063 | 28,032 | 45,095 | ||
| R | 10,198 | 28,226 | 38,442 | ||
| R | 12,040 | 26,280 | 38,320 | ||
| R | 11,937 | 18,890 | 31,128 | ||
| R | 13,170 | 17,144 | 30,316 | ||
| R | 14,001 | 16,223 | 30,224 | ||
| R | 12,207 | 15,466 | 28,249 | ||
| R | 11,363 | 14,902 | 26,405 | ||
| R | 7,782 | 17,590 | 25,425 | ||
| R | 6,073 | 14,530 | 21,237 | ||
| R | 6,582 | 13,811 | 20,525 | ||
| R | 5,637 | 5,866 | 11,665 | ||
| D | 4,306 | 4,231 | 11,270 | ||
| R | 4,118 | 6,814 | 11,293 | ||
| R | 4,320 | 7,216 | 11,835 | ||
| R | 4,719 | 7,363 | 12,419 | ||
| R | 2,992 | 7,881 | 11,369 | ||
| R | 5,961 | 6,380 | 12,571 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
24.7%
English
17.9%
Italian
13.5%
French
9.4%
German
8.3%
American
4.3%
Polish
4.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.0 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
$118,331
Rockingham County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Rockingham County$118,331
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Rockingham County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.6%
Working age (18–64)4.5%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rockingham's mix of affluent coastal towns and fast-growing suburban commuter corridors has compressed its Republican margins steadily over two decades, making it a bellwether for statewide outcomes in New Hampshire.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventeen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-seven points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $118,331, and a 5% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Hillsborough County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rockingham County, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rockingham County, New Hampshire voted Republican by 2.4 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 202,929 votes cast, 97,615 went Democratic and 102,542 went Republican.
What is Rockingham County, New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places Rockingham 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Rockingham County, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rockingham County, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Rockingham County, New Hampshire?
Rockingham County, New Hampshire has a population of 319,082 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rockingham County, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Rockingham County, New Hampshire is $118,331 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Rockingham County, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rockingham County, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.