Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Merrimack County, NH — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Merrimack County, New Hampshire voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+5.2 — 48,181 Democratic to 43,364 Republican of 92,978 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 2.4 points more Democratic than New Hampshire overall (D+2.8).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Merrimack County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,181 | 43,364 | 1,433 | 51.8% | 46.6% | D+5.2 |
| 2020 | 48,533 | 39,711 | 1,561 | 54.0% | 44.2% | D+9.8 |
| 2016 | 40,198 | 37,674 | 5,776 | 48.1% | 45.0% | D+3.0 |
| 2012 | 44,756 | 34,524 | 1,218 | 55.6% | 42.9% | D+12.7 |
| 2008 | 45,078 | 34,010 | 1,018 | 56.3% | 42.5% | D+13.8 |
| 2004 | 39,975 | 36,060 | 620 | 52.1% | 47.0% | D+5.1 |
| 2000 | 30,622 | 30,028 | 3,034 | 48.1% | 47.2% | D+0.9 |
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Merrimack County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Merrimack County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Merrimack County, New Hampshire in 2024 by D+5.2, with 92,978 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Merrimack County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Merrimack County shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+9.8) and 2024 (D+5.2).
Is Merrimack County more Democratic or Republican than New Hampshire overall?+
In 2024, Merrimack County went D+5.2 while New Hampshire overall went D+2.8 — 2.4 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.