The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Rockingham County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
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Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Rockingham County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Rockingham County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Rockingham County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Rockingham County, 40.72% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Rockingham County women make up 50.45% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Rockingham County is 44.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Rockingham County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Rockingham County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 77% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Strafford County, NH: more liberal voters
- Essex County, MA: more liberal voters
- Hillsborough County, NH: more liberal voters
- Merrimack County, NH: more liberal voters
- Middlesex County, MA: more liberal voters
- York County, ME: more liberal voters
- Belknap County, NH: more conservative voters
- Suffolk County, MA: more liberal voters
- Norfolk County, MA: more liberal voters
- Worcester County, MA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Horry County, SC: more conservative voters
- Fayette County, KY: more liberal voters
- Lorain County, OH: more liberal voters
- Hamilton County, IN: more conservative voters
- Boulder County, CO: more liberal voters
- Anchorage Municipality, AK: more liberal voters
- Albany County, NY: more liberal voters
- St. Louis City, MO: more liberal voters
- Escambia County, FL: more conservative voters
- McHenry County, IL: more conservative voters
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