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Merrimack County, New Hampshire presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Merrimack County by 5.2 points, out of 92,474 votes for president.

Carroll (no county figures)Grafton (no county figures)Rockingham (no county figures)Sullivan (no county figures)Cheshire (no county figures)Strafford (no county figures)Belknap (no county figures)Coos (no county figures)Hillsborough (no county figures)Merrimack County: Kamala Harris +5.2
D+20R+20D+10R+102000: D+0.920002004: D+5.120042008: D+13.820082012: D+12.720122016: D+3.120162020: D+9.820202024: D+5.22024
Merrimack County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris d48,18152.1%
Donald J. Trump r43,36446.9%
Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat, l5200.6%
Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware, g4090.4%
Total92,474

Merrimack County was D+5.2 against D+2.8 statewide, 2.4 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, General Election November 5, 2024, President and Vice-President, Summary By Counties

TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM48,53354.0%
Donald J. Trump REP39,71144.2%
All other candidates1,6431.8%
Total89,887

Merrimack County was D+9.8 against D+7.4 statewide, 2.5 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton d40,19848.1%
Donald J. Trump r37,67445.0%
Gary Johnson lib3,3784.0%
Stein and Baraka, g7530.9%
Sanders, Bernie (write-in)5930.7%
Scatter2610.3%
Kasich, John (write-in)2240.3%
Pence, Mike (write-in)1500.2%
McMullin, Evan (write-in)1400.2%
De La Fuente and Steinberg, a.d.610.1%
Romney, Mitt (write-in)480.1%
Ryan, Paul (write-in)340.0%
Bush, Jeb (write-in)290.0%
McCain, John (write-in)270.0%
Cruz, Ted (write-in)180.0%
Rubio, Marco (write-in)180.0%
Paul, Ron or Rand* (write-in)120.0%
Carson, Ben (write-in)100.0%
Biden, Joe (write-in)70.0%
Christie, Chris (write-in)70.0%
Supreme, Vermin (write-in)60.0%
Total83,648

Merrimack County was D+3.1 against D+0.4 statewide, 2.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, General Election November 8, 2016, President and Vice-President of the United States: Summary By Counties (page 1) and Write-in Votes for President by county (page 2); the same file lists Belknap County by town on page 1 and the write-ins by town on pages 3-18

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama d44,75655.6%
Mitt Romney r34,52442.9%
Johnson and Gray, lib8991.1%
Ron Paul write-in1650.2%
Goode and Clymer, con700.1%
Scatter700.1%
Jill Stein write-in300.0%
Total80,514

Merrimack County was D+12.7 against D+5.6 statewide, 7.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, State of New Hampshire - General Election November 6, 2012, President and Vice-President of the United States, Summary By Counties (one page; the same page also lists Belknap County by town, not read)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM45,07856.3%
John McCain REP34,01042.5%
All other candidates1,0181.3%
Total80,106

Merrimack County was D+13.8 against D+9.7 statewide, 4.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM39,97552.1%
George W. Bush REP36,06047.0%
All other candidates6200.8%
Total76,655

Merrimack County was D+5.1 against D+1.4 statewide, 3.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM30,62248.1%
George W. Bush REP30,02847.2%
All other candidates3,0344.8%
Total63,684

Merrimack County was D+0.9 against R+1.3 statewide, 2.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Merrimack County, New Hampshire in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Merrimack County by 5.2 points, out of 92,474 votes counted for president.

Is Merrimack County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 5.2 points; 2020: Democratic by 9.8 points; 2016: Democratic by 3.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 12.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 13.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 5.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 0.9 points.

How does Merrimack County vote compared with the rest of New Hampshire?

In 2024 it was 2.4 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 5.2 points against Democratic by 2.8 points statewide).

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