New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s capitol city is Concord, and its current budget is $7.4 Billion..

New Hampshire has a total of 4 votes in the Electoral College. Visit New Hampshire’s official website.

The Granite State features mountains, lakes, and coastline. Known for first-in-nation presidential primary, no sales tax, and tourism.

Political Composition

New Hampshire’s politics lean towards the Split party .

  • Democratic voters: 46%
  • Republican voters: 53%
  • Independent/Other: 1%

Republican majority in House, Democratic majority in Senate; both representatives are Democratic. Both senators are Democratic. Swing state that voted Democratic in recent presidential elections.

Demographics

The largest cities in New Hampshire include:

  • Manchester with a population of 115644
  • Nashua with a population of 91322
  • Concord with a population of 43976
  • Dover with a population of 32741
  • Rochester with a population of 32492

New Hampshire’s population consists of 89.8% white residents, 1.8% black residents, 4.0% hispanic residents. 3.0% asian residents, 0.3% Native American, residents 0.0% Asian Pacific Islander residents, and 2.2% of people claiming two of more races..

New Hampshire has an average age of 43, with 49.4% of the population being male and 50.6%of the population being female.49.9% of people in New Hampshire are married.

92.9% of people New Hampshire in have a high school diploma, while 30.1% have attended some college. 36.5% of people have a bachelors degree and 14.0% of people having attained a graduate degree of higher

The state ranks #6 in health and #4 in education. It has a crime rate that averages 146.4 per 100,000 people.

New Hampshire Finances

Average Home Price: $423000
Average Rent: $1379
Property Tax Rate: 2.03%
Home Ownership Percentage:71.0%
State Minimum Wage:$7.25

New Hampshire ranks #9 in the nation’s poverty ranking with 7.3% of residents facing poverty, and a median household income of .$77933

The largest private employer is Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and the largest public employer is State of New Hampshire.

Religion

Religion plays a significant role in New Hampshire politics, with 34% of residents identifying as Protestant and 23% as Catholic. 0.5% of the state’s residents identify as Muslim, 0.5% identify as Mormon, 1% identify as Jewish, and 6% claim another religion. However, the state also has a notable non-religious population at 35%.