Demography
What do NH Teens Want in a Presidential Candidate?
According to the Carsey School, 69,000 New Hampshire citizens turned 18 between 2016 and 2020, bringing a large number of new voters onto the scene. These new voters are looking for healthcare, consistancy, and, most of all, authenticity in their presidential candidates. Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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02/11/20New NH Voters Replace their Conservative Predecessors
Carsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson calculates that since the last election, about 195,000 of New Hampshires 1.1 million voters have departed... -
02/11/20New Voters Could Change the Outcome of the NH Primary
According to Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, New Hampshires population has changed significantly since 2016. Almost 20%... -
02/11/20Changing Population Could Effect NH Primary
According to Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, New Hampshire is one of the most mobile states in the country. From 2016 to... -
02/05/20NH Demographics Impacts Electorate
Research out of the Carsey School of Public Policy identifies New Hampshire as "richer, whiter and older than the rest of the country," according to...
Recent Stories
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08/08/19 - Diminishing Rural PopulationsCarsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson recently joined Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in presenting... Read More -
08/07/19 - NH Ranked 11th Lowest in National Tax BurdenA recent analysis by HireAHelper.com found that New Hampshire ranked 11th lowest for dollar-for-dollar tax burden among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Carsey School of Public... Read More -
08/05/19 - The Latest Census Data and What's at StakeNew numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are losing population. "When the economy was down—through 2014—... Read More -
08/04/19 - Migration Fuels NH Population GrowthFor the second year in a row, New Hampshire's population growth was fueled largely from people moving to the Granite State from other places, according to U.S. Census estimates.... Read More -
08/01/19 - Repopulating Rural CountiesA recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy found that rural U.S. areas - or around about 80 percent of the country's agricultural towns - are suffering from rapid... Read More -
07/31/19 - U.S. Birth Rate Drops Two PercentA new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies that birth rates are down more than half of what they were in 2007. Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More -
07/29/19 - Record Low U.S. Birth RateA new report from the CDC estimates that 3.788 million U.S. births occurred in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row in which the number of births has dropped nationally. Carsey... Read More -
07/25/19 - America's Baby BustUniversity of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the shrinking U.S. birth rate, according to new research from the CDC... Read More -
07/23/19 - U.S. Birth Rate Hits Three-Decade LowAmerica's baby bust continues on according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this AP article, University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public... Read More -
07/17/19 - Coös County Youth StudyA recent study by the Carsey School of Public Policy examines the aspirations, choices and challenges of young New Hampshire residents growing up in rural, northern communities,... Read More