Laconia, NH, New Hampshire: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 64,6592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,7832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Laconia, NH, NHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,469 | 22,765 | 40,676 | ||
| R | 16,894 | 20,899 | 38,479 | ||
| R | 13,517 | 19,315 | 35,045 | ||
| R | 15,890 | 17,571 | 33,887 | ||
| D | 16,796 | 16,402 | 33,465 | ||
| R | 14,080 | 17,920 | 32,298 | ||
| R | 10,719 | 14,799 | 26,795 | ||
| R | 10,345 | 10,685 | 23,616 | ||
| R | 8,405 | 10,578 | 25,090 | ||
| R | 6,603 | 14,454 | 21,280 | ||
| R | 4,743 | 14,200 | 19,027 | ||
| R | 4,365 | 12,077 | 18,546 | ||
| R | 6,143 | 9,876 | 16,249 | ||
| R | 4,610 | 11,536 | 16,312 | ||
| R | 4,942 | 8,642 | 14,071 | ||
| D | 8,024 | 5,908 | 13,932 | ||
| R | 5,630 | 9,156 | 14,786 | ||
| R | 3,131 | 9,902 | 13,038 | ||
| R | 3,755 | 9,567 | 13,322 | ||
| R | 3,822 | 7,152 | 11,039 | ||
| R | 5,325 | 6,188 | 11,515 | ||
| R | 5,653 | 6,115 | 11,768 | ||
| R | 5,150 | 6,219 | 11,522 | ||
| R | 4,911 | 6,048 | 10,988 | ||
| R | 3,689 | 6,762 | 10,462 | ||
| R | 3,217 | 5,996 | 9,399 | ||
| R | 3,464 | 5,628 | 9,115 | ||
| R | 2,310 | 2,579 | 5,001 | ||
| D | 1,862 | 1,741 | 4,728 | ||
| R | 1,692 | 2,916 | 4,775 | ||
| R | 1,761 | 2,867 | 4,754 | ||
| R | 1,819 | 3,099 | 5,054 | ||
| R | 978 | 3,465 | 4,768 | ||
| R | 2,472 | 2,663 | 5,267 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
22.7%
English
21.3%
French
13.3%
German
8.1%
Italian
7.9%
Scottish
4.3%
American
3.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,783
Laconia, NH ranks near the middle of US counties.
Laconia, NH$92,783
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Laconia anchors the Lakes Region, a tourism-driven economy that has trended more Republican than the state median — the 2024 presidential margin of R+14.4 sat roughly 20 points to the right of New Hampshire's overall result.
The Democratic margin in Laconia, NH peaked at fifteen points in 1964. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $92,783 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Laconia, NH, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, Laconia, NH, New Hampshire voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,676 votes cast, 17,469 went Democratic and 22,765 went Republican.
What is Laconia, NH, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Laconia, NH, New Hampshire as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Laconia, NH, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Laconia, NH, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire?
Laconia, NH, New Hampshire has a population of 64,659 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire?
Median household income in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire is $92,783 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of Laconia, NH, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Laconia, NH, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.