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1876–2024
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Grafton County·New Hampshire

Grafton County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Home to Dartmouth, Grafton leans Democratic by nearly 20 points

18762024·38 elections
Grafton County, New Hampshire · AlexiusHoratius · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
92,120
2024 ACS
Most similar
Knox County
ME · similarity 0.99
39 precincts · 55,898 votes cast
Harris · D+20
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+19.8%
32,99521,91055,898
2020D
+24.5%
33,18019,90554,132
2016D
+18.6%
28,51019,01051,191
2012D
+23.7%
29,82618,20849,014
2008D
+27.7%
31,44617,68749,602
2004D
+12.6%
26,18020,27746,971
2000D
+0.6%
18,32618,09238,733
1996D
+16.2%
19,49613,54336,792
1992D
+5.3%
15,38913,45036,343
1988R
−24.6%
11,48419,03330,699
1984R
−35.5%
8,75718,45127,300
1980R
−29.4%
7,28215,27327,151
1976R
−22.7%
8,99614,43023,914
1972R
−32.5%
8,38816,60525,319
1968R
−23.5%
7,81312,88121,554
1964D
+19.5%
12,5668,46121,027
1960R
−29.8%
7,82114,45422,275
1956R
−48.1%
5,46615,60921,081
1952R
−44.5%
6,12415,93722,061
1948R
−28.0%
6,84112,24819,281
1944R
−11.2%
8,74310,94719,697
1940R
−8.1%
9,76111,47821,239
1936R
−14.1%
8,52011,33620,016
1932R
−12.8%
8,34210,81019,323
1928R
−34.8%
6,03512,56618,759
1924R
−31.4%
5,36010,49316,364
1920R
−22.5%
6,1029,65015,794
1916R
−1.6%
4,6444,7959,517
1912D
+2.4%
3,7523,5209,590
1908R
−27.1%
3,5826,32310,101
1904R
−26.7%
3,4966,1009,752
1900R
−25.6%
3,6196,17710,010
1896R
−42.8%
2,3066,1999,096
1892R
−0.3%
4,7944,8289,804
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
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
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
13.5%
Other Christian
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Methodist
2.1%
Baptist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.6%
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.

The Democratic margin in Grafton County reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Grafton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,261, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 92,120 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Ulster County.