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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 33017 · New Hampshire

StraffordNH

Democratic ×9 since 1992all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New Hampshire and national vote
2024 result
D+12.2
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
19–21
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
32/40
80% of its elections
Closest election
1976
D+0.0
this countyNew Hampshirenational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1896-37.2 ptsRepublicans
1968-33.3 ptsRepublicans
1964+33.2 ptsDemocrats
1900+28.5 ptsDemocrats
1960+26.1 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
132,575
College (BA+)
39%
Median income
$88,570
2024 dollars
Non-white
12%
Rural
37%
Age 65+
17%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

York, ME · Belknap, NH · Carroll, NH · Merrimack, NH · Rockingham, NH