Concord leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 73% of adults in Concord typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Concord, ~44% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Concord compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Concord leans more Democratic than 94 of 96 neighbors.
Concord runs about 18 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Concord. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Concord leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Concord, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Concord hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Concord have never been married, above 86% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Concord, NH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Concord looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Concord is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hopkinton, NH D+9
- Loudon, NH R+17
- Pembroke, NH R+7
- Bow, NH D+12
- North Pembroke, NH Even
- Davisville, NH D+17
- Contoocook, NH D+13
- Chichester, NH R+8
- Suncook, NH R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taylors, SC R+30
- Johnstown, PA R+21
- Fallbrook, CA R+8
- Hutchinson, KS R+28
- Greenacres, FL D+11
- Winter Springs, FL R+14
- Beloit, WI D+12
- Lake Mary, FL R+9
- Issaquah, WA D+42
- Middletown, DE D+16
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.