New Hampshire Scorecard

This scorecard shows how New Hampshire residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. New Hampshire residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS	New Hampshire	National Average
Partisanship
% Republican/Lean Republican	41	39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic	44	43
Ideology
% Conservative	33	36
% Moderate	40	36
% Liberal	22	23
Presidential Job Approval
% Approve	43	43
Trust in Your State's Government
% Great deal/Fair amount	66	58^
Economics	New Hampshire	National Average
Confidence in the U.S. Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	-16	-16
Confidence in Your State's Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	36	23^
Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area
% Good time	36	40^
State Taxes Not Too High
% Not too high	52	47^
Payroll to Population Rate
% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer	47	43
Satisfaction	New Hampshire	National Average
Best State to Live in
% Best/One of the best	67	46^
Would Like to Remain in State
% Remain	75	65^
Satisfied With City or Area
% Satisfied	89	83^
Culture	New Hampshire	National Average
Religiosity
% Very religious	25	41
City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
% Good place	78	83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from Gallup Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state Gallup poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use Gallup Analytics to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.