Coos County, New Hampshire

2024 results by precinct

23 precincts · 17,322 votes cast

Trump · R+14

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.7%	7,367	9,734	17,322
2020	R	−5.9%	7,640	8,617	16,544
2016	R	−8.9%	6,563	7,952	15,627
2012	D	+17.5%	9,095	6,342	15,699
2008	D	+18.3%	9,532	6,558	16,259
2004	D	+2.6%	8,585	8,143	16,925
2000	R	−5.2%	6,570	7,329	14,600
1996	D	+17.6%	7,191	4,703	14,137
1992	D	+8.1%	6,559	5,271	15,804
1988	R	−27.3%	4,981	8,763	13,840
1984	R	−42.7%	4,004	10,013	14,057
1980	R	−27.4%	4,749	8,724	14,520
1976	D	+2.0%	7,385	7,094	14,638
1972	R	−23.4%	5,829	9,468	15,563
1968	D	+9.3%	8,261	6,822	15,497
1964	D	+42.2%	11,956	4,863	16,819
1960	D	+14.6%	10,455	7,797	18,252
1956	R	−32.3%	5,871	11,465	17,338
1952	R	−11.9%	7,848	9,975	17,823
1948	D	+6.1%	7,930	7,005	15,165
1944	D	+16.8%	8,709	6,209	14,922
1940	D	+20.6%	10,100	6,650	16,750
1936	D	+12.7%	8,737	6,737	15,694
1932	D	+4.9%	7,928	7,189	15,205
1928	R	−13.5%	6,006	7,891	13,931
1924	R	−13.0%	4,620	6,137	11,651
1920	R	−10.1%	4,985	6,114	11,228
1916	D	+7.8%	3,247	2,762	6,246
1912	D	+5.3%	2,229	1,938	5,501
1908	R	−19.1%	2,216	3,294	5,646
1904	R	−19.5%	2,241	3,343	5,659
1900	R	−16.1%	2,436	3,383	5,894
1896	R	−35.8%	1,489	3,253	4,928
1892	D	+4.3%	2,639	2,419	5,108
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

1.8%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 50.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.9%

3.6%

75–84

3.8%

8.2%

65–74

7.6%

8.8%

55–64

8.6%

6.8%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

5.1%

6.2%

25–34

4.6%

3.2%

18–24

2.8%

6.4%

5–17

5.8%

2.0%

1.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,677

Coos County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Coos County$57,677

New Hampshire$99,031

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.7%

Other Christian

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Methodist

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Baptist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once a Democratic stronghold anchored by paper-mill towns, Coos County has moved consistently toward Republican presidential candidates since 2000, reflecting broader working-class realignment in rural New England's most sparsely populated corner.

The Democratic margin in Coos County has rarely exceeded forty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Coos County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $57,677 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cortland County and Isabella County.

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