New Hampshire presidential election results and history

New Hampshire has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 38 of the 51 with a recorded winner (75%).

Current members of Congress from New Hampshire (4)

Margaret Wood Hassan Senator · Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen Senator · Democrat
Chris Pappas District 1 · Democrat
Maggie Goodlander District 2 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris2.8 pts
Electoral votes: 4
Republican wins: 29
Democratic wins: 20

New Hampshire, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in New Hampshire

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	50.7%	Donald J. Trump	2.8	4	826,189	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	52.7%	Donald J. Trump	7.4	4	806,205	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	46.8%	Donald J. Trump	0.4	4	744,296	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	52.0%	Mitt Romney	5.6	4	710,972	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	54.4%	John McCain	9.7	4	707,611	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	50.2%	George W. Bush	1.4	4	677,738	George W. Bush ✗
2000	George W. Bush	48.1%	Albert Gore, Jr.	1.3	4	569,081	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	49.3%	Robert Dole	10.0	4	499,175	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	38.9%	George H. W. Bush	1.2	4	537,943	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	62.4%	Michael Dukakis	26.1	4	451,074	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	68.6%	Walter Mondale	37.7	4	389,066	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	57.7%	Jimmy Carter	29.4	4	383,990	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	54.7%	Jimmy Carter	11.3	4	339,618	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	64.0%	George McGovern	29.1	4	334,055	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	52.1%	Hubert Humphrey	8.2	4	297,298	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.9%	Barry Goldwater	27.8	4	288,093	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	53.4%	John F. Kennedy	6.8	4	295,761	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	66.1%	Adlai Stevenson	32.3	4	266,994	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.9%	Adlai Stevenson	21.8	4	272,950	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	52.4%	Harry S Truman	5.8	4	231,440	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.1%	Thomas E. Dewey	4.2	4	229,625	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.2%	Wendell L. Willkie	6.4	4	235,419	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	49.7%	Alfred M. Landon	1.8	4	218,114	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Herbert Hoover	50.4%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	1.4	4	205,520	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1928	Herbert Hoover	58.7%	Alfred E. Smith	17.6	4	196,757	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	59.8%	John W. Davis	25.1	4	164,769	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	59.8%	James M. Cox	20.5	4	159,092	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	49.1%	Charles E. Hughes	0.1	4	89,127	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	39.5%	William Howard Taft	2.0	4	87,961	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	59.3%	William Jennings Bryan	21.8	4	89,595	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	60.1%	Alton B. Parker	22.3	4	90,151	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	59.3%	William Jennings Bryan	20.9	4	92,364	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	68.7%	William Jennings Bryan	43.2	4	83,670	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	51.1%	Grover Cleveland	4.0	4	89,328	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	50.4%	Grover Cleveland	2.6	4	90,770	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	51.1%	Grover Cleveland	4.8	4	84,586	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	51.9%	Winfield S. Hancock	4.7	5	86,361	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.8%	Samuel Tilden	3.8	5	80,143	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.9%	Horace Greeley	8.3	5	68,906	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	55.2%	Horatio Seymour	10.5	5	68,304	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	52.6%	George McClellan	5.1	5	69,630	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	56.9%	Stephen Douglas	17.7	5	65,953	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	53.7%	James Buchanan	8.0	5	69,774	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	56.4%	Winfield Scott	25.8	5	50,535	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	55.4%	Zachary Taylor	25.9	6	50,104	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	55.2%	Henry Clay	18.9	6	49,187	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	54.7%	William Henry Harrison	10.8	7	59,956	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	75.0%	William Henry Harrison	50.0	7	24,925	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	56.8%	Henry Clay	13.5	7	43,793	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	John Quincy Adams	54.1%	Andrew Jackson	8.2	8	44,035	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	John Quincy Adams	93.6%	William H. Crawford	87.2	8	10,032	John Quincy Adams ✓

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Questions and answers

How has New Hampshire voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 2.8 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 7.4 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 0.4 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 5.6 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 9.7 points.

When did New Hampshire last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did New Hampshire last vote Republican for president?

In 2000, for George W. Bush.

How often does New Hampshire vote for the winning presidential candidate?

New Hampshire backed the national winner in 38 of 51 elections in this record (75%).

Is New Hampshire a swing state?

Yes. It is among the most competitive states: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 5.6 points, Democratic by 0.4 points, Democratic by 7.4 points and Democratic by 2.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data