Sullivan County, New Hampshire: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,7152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,8582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winnebago County, IL · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sullivan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sullivan County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −9.1% |
| 1896 | −49.0% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −30.7% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −3.6% |
| 1916 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | −29.4% |
| 1924 | −38.3% |
| 1928 | −23.6% |
| 1932 | −8.2% |
| 1936 | −2.2% |
| 1940 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | −12.1% |
| 1952 | −27.4% |
| 1956 | −32.9% |
| 1960 | −4.7% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −18.3% |
| 1984 | −29.9% |
| 1988 | −16.1% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | −5.8% |
| 2004 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | −0.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,317 | 12,484 | 25,221 | ||
| D | 12,390 | 11,508 | 24,444 | ||
| R | 10,210 | 10,796 | 22,683 | ||
| D | 12,166 | 9,269 | 21,837 | ||
| D | 13,249 | 9,169 | 22,614 | ||
| D | 11,434 | 10,142 | 21,804 | ||
| R | 8,224 | 9,304 | 18,668 | ||
| D | 8,380 | 6,824 | 17,260 | ||
| D | 7,921 | 6,318 | 17,799 | ||
| R | 6,378 | 8,836 | 15,283 | ||
| R | 4,962 | 9,220 | 14,239 | ||
| R | 4,889 | 7,472 | 14,137 | ||
| R | 6,323 | 6,679 | 13,207 | ||
| R | 5,554 | 7,901 | 13,592 | ||
| R | 5,817 | 6,094 | 12,328 | ||
| D | 8,787 | 3,975 | 12,762 | ||
| R | 6,469 | 7,105 | 13,574 | ||
| R | 4,239 | 8,403 | 12,647 | ||
| R | 4,743 | 8,317 | 13,060 | ||
| R | 4,696 | 6,003 | 10,818 | ||
| D | 5,972 | 5,935 | 11,913 | ||
| D | 5,872 | 5,583 | 11,455 | ||
| R | 5,113 | 5,347 | 10,538 | ||
| R | 4,368 | 5,153 | 9,579 | ||
| R | 3,549 | 5,754 | 9,346 | ||
| R | 2,268 | 5,187 | 7,625 | ||
| R | 2,521 | 4,647 | 7,222 | ||
| D | 2,215 | 2,193 | 4,446 | ||
| R | 1,523 | 1,677 | 4,317 | ||
| R | 1,469 | 2,758 | 4,363 | ||
| R | 1,447 | 2,774 | 4,320 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 2,559 | 4,166 | ||
| R | 865 | 2,750 | 3,849 | ||
| R | 2,021 | 2,434 | 4,521 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.7%
Irish
13.1%
French
12.7%
German
7.2%
American
6.2%
Italian
5.8%
Scottish
5.5%
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: 47.0 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
$80,858
Sullivan County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Sullivan County$80,858
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Sullivan 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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.8%
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sullivan County's 2024 presidential margin of R+0.7 makes it a genuine bellwether in a state already defined by razor-thin statewide results. Its mix of small mill towns and rural hill communities produces an electorate that resists easy categorization.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.
A population of 43,715, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,858 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winnebago County and Orleans County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sullivan County, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sullivan County, New Hampshire voted Republican by 0.7 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,221 votes cast, 12,317 went Democratic and 12,484 went Republican.
What is Sullivan County, New Hampshire's political typology?
Akashic places Sullivan County, New Hampshire in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 Sullivan County, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sullivan County, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Sullivan County, New Hampshire?
Sullivan County, New Hampshire has a population of 43,715 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sullivan County, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Sullivan County, New Hampshire is $80,858 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Sullivan County, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sullivan County, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.