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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01/07/18 - Casper Star Tribune: Defining 'small town' Wyoming: In the country's least populous state, what qualifies as rural?University of New Hampshire professor Ken Johnson, an expert on rural life in America, said that the definition of “rural” varies significantly depending on where one lives. “... Read More -
01/07/18 - The Concord Monitor: David Brooks: The significance – or non-significance – of New Hampshire’s first baby born in 2018“New Hampshire does have a modest minority population, but it is greatest among children . . . and particularly in the bigger cities,” said Ken Johnson of UNH’s Carsey School of... Read More -
01/02/18 - The Daily Yonder: Pockets of Rural America At Risk Of Being Undercounted In CensusRural communities with high levels of poverty and lack of access to internet could be undercounted in the 2020 U. S. Census, according to a report. Researchers at the Carsey... Read More -
12/29/17 - Valley News: N.H Sees Large Population GrowthNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, so... Read More -
12/28/17 - The Seattle Times: Americans are moving house much less than they used to, and age has a lot to do with itKenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, estimates that the Great Recession resulted in 4 million fewer births than what otherwise... Read More -
12/27/17 - WMUR News: NH population grows at largest annual rate in over a decadeNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School, so... Read More -
12/27/17 - The Concord Monitor: Domestic migration fuels New Hampshire population growthNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, so... Read More -
12/27/17 - The Los Angeles Times: Americans' declining economic mobility is reflected yet again in fewer moves into new houses and apartmentsKenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, estimates that the Great Recession resulted in 4 million fewer births than what otherwise... Read More -
12/21/17 - The Journal Sentinel: Lower birth rates among Millennials following the recession is one reason school enrollments are dropping in the Milwaukee suburbs.Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, has devoted a lot of his time to researching fertility trends over the period... Read More -
12/21/17 - The Huffington Post: Census Funding Cuts Might Cost Rural America BillionsCensus officials have long had difficulty in counting Americans in rural areas, but the challenge could be exacerbated in 2020 by a new focus on getting Americans to respond to... Read More