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

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

Home to UNH, Strafford leans Democratic by double digits

18762024·38 elections
Strafford County, New Hampshire · John Phelan · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
132,575
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cheshire County
NH · similarity 0.97
13 precincts · 76,690 votes cast
Harris · D+12
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+12.0%
42,37433,16376,690
2020D
+15.2%
41,72130,48973,805
2016D
+8.4%
34,89429,07269,000
2012D
+14.5%
36,02626,72963,969
2008D
+20.4%
37,99025,02163,549
2004D
+12.0%
32,94225,82559,281
2000D
+8.7%
25,40021,10849,393
1996D
+21.0%
23,47514,48442,843
1992D
+11.0%
21,24716,02847,539
1988R
−10.8%
16,54720,63637,698
1984R
−23.1%
12,75220,45233,356
1980R
−16.5%
11,04116,39932,531
1976R
−0.0%
14,56614,56929,365
1972R
−16.5%
12,02816,84629,129
1968D
+2.7%
13,12912,42726,283
1964D
+36.0%
17,7378,34226,079
1960D
+2.9%
14,33513,53927,874
1956R
−23.2%
9,65915,49425,160
1952R
−7.8%
11,75313,72925,482
1948D
+7.4%
11,6039,98821,776
1944D
+14.2%
12,4979,38821,898
1940D
+17.6%
12,8478,99621,843
1936D
+14.2%
11,0058,21519,697
1932D
+4.8%
9,9709,06019,098
1928R
−16.9%
7,44110,47017,939
1924R
−16.8%
6,4459,16716,187
1920R
−21.2%
5,6438,70014,412
1916D
+0.0%
4,0404,0378,142
1912D
+6.4%
3,4682,9627,866
1908R
−15.2%
3,5234,8228,573
1904R
−15.3%
3,5534,8698,605
1900R
−13.3%
3,7924,9879,015
1896R
−40.3%
2,2595,4837,995
1892R
−4.8%
4,2294,6669,029
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
1.0%
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
14.2%
Other Christian
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Durham's University of New Hampshire campus and the small city of Dover, Strafford County combines a large student population with working-class mill-town voters, producing a consistent Democratic margin in statewide contests.

The Democratic margin in Strafford County reached its widest at thirty-six points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Strafford County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,570, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 132,575 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 Cheshire County and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.