New Hampshire, the Granite State, is known for an independent spirit; the political history of the state looks somewhat similar. It has been a blue state since 2004, but if we don’t include 2000 New Hampshire has voted for Democrats since 1992. The biggest hurdle in the state for President is Obama is that not only does Romney have a residence in the state he spends a large share of his time at, but it was there that Mitt began to showcase that he was the true frontrunner after a long series of other candidates spiking in the polls and the extremely close race in Iowa. New Hampshire also has a very interesting state government where they have progressive state wide leaders, but their legislature is heavily conservative. With just a few days left the Granite State is a hard rock to crack on what way it will swing but its four electoral votes could be an important factor in the end.
State rank: 42nd
Change since 2000 census: up 6.5%
Most
populated cities
Manchester 109,565 Nashua 86,494
Concord 42,695
Derry 33,109
Dover 29,987
Household Income
Under $15K: 8.7%
$15K-$50K: 30.9%
$50K-$100K: 34.3%
$100K-$200K: 21.7%
Over $200K: 4.5%
Median Income: $62,629
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Home Value
Under $100K: 8.3%
$100K-$300K: 55.1%
Over $300K: 36.6%
Median Value: $253,200
Education
H.S. grad: 90.8%
College grad: 32.6%
Grad degree: 11.6%
Military Veterans
% of Pop: 9.2%
Ethnicity
White: 92.3%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 2.8%
Asian: 2.1%
Native Am: 0.2%
Hawaiian: 0.0%
Age
Median age: 40.0 years
Over 65: 13.2%
Under 18: 22.3%
State Legislature
Senate: 5D 19R
House: 104D 292R
Governor: John H. Lynch (D)
Work
Private: 79.1%
Government: 13.0%
Self-employed: 7.8%
Unemployment (Sept 2012): 5.7%
Registered Voters in 2010
Democrats: 270,826
Republicans: 278,782
Independents/Other: 395,733
Voter Turnout in 2010: 461,423
Turnout as % of voting age in 2010: 44.8%
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