Personal Finances


The New Hampshire Poll

December 21, 2021

Quarterly Survey – December 2021

The following results are based on 600 completed interviews among a statewide random sample of adults in New Hampshire. Of the 600 interviews, 525 interviews were among registered voters (165 Republicans, 164 Democrats, and 196 undeclared voters). The interviews were conducted December 15 through 19, 2021.

The theoretical margin of error for the total sample of 600 is plus or minus 4 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split. The theoretical margin of error for the sample of 525 registered voters is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Question wording and responses:

Would you say that you are now financially better off, about the same, or worse off compared to a year ago?

	Better off	The same	Worse off	Undecided
Total sample	19%	45%	34%	2%

Voters	21%	45%	33%	1%

9/21	23%	48%	28%	1%
6/21	18%	56%	25%	1%
3/21	9%	67%	23%	1%

12/20	24%	56%	18%	2%
9/20	12%	66%	20%	1%
6/20	18%	53%	28%	1%
3/20	23%	31%	36%	10%

12/19	21%	60%	18%	1%
9/19	17%	54%	26%	3%
6/19	17%	53%	29%	1%
3/19	20%	45%	31%	4%

12/18	20%	56%	22%	2%
9/18	26%	64%	9%	1%
6/18	34%	50%	15%	1%
3/18	35%	56%	7%	2%

12/17	28%	47%	25%	-
9/17	25%	49%	25%	1%
6/17	27%	48%	24%	1%
3/17	23%	51%	25%	1%

12/16	18%	67%	8%	7%
9/16	29%	40%	29%	2%
6/16	11%	54%	33%	2%
3/16	18%	45%	35%	2%

12/15	15%	48%	34%	3%
9/15	18%	52%	29%	1%
6/15	23%	52%	24%	1%
3/15	18%	47%	34%	1%

12/14	20%	50%	29%	1%
9/14	22%	43%	30%	5%
6/14	25%	42%	32%	1%
3/14	15%	38%	44%	3%

12/13	14%	51%	34%	1%
9/13	21%	39%	38%	2%
6/13	22%	50%	27%	1%
3/13	13%	44%	39%	4%

12/12	11%	56%	33%	*
9/12	19%	50%	30%	1%
6/12	11%	48%	39%	2%
3/12	18%	42%	40%	-

12/11	8%	40%	51%	1%
9/11	12%	37%	51%	-
6/11	14%	38%	47%	1%
3/11	18%	29%	53%	-

12/10	7%	55%	37%	1%
9/10	4%	44%	49%	3%
6/10	8%	50%	42%	-
3/10	17%	46%	37%	-

12/09	9%	35%	53%	3%
9/09	5%	36%	57%	2%
6/09	2%	47%	49%	2%
3/09	9%	35%	51%	5%

12/08	8%	26%	65%	1%
9/08	26%	295	41%	4%
6/08	7%	39%	54%	-
3/08	15%	29%	56%	-

12/07	16%	41%	41%	2%
9/07	21%	47%	31%	1%
6/07	13%	53%	33%	1%
3/07	17%	53%	27%	3%

12/06	14%	54%	31%	1%
9/06	16%	42%	39%	3%
6/06	10%	53%	33%	4%
3/06	25%	33%	38%	4%

12/05	21%	44%	33%	2%
9/05	13%	55%	29%	3%
6/05	14%	29%	55%	2%
3/05	18%	35%	45%	2%

12/04	25%	36%	38%	1%
9/04	20%	38%	41%	1%
6/04	28%	37%	35%	-
3/04	22%	42%	36%	-

12/03	28%	47%	24%	1%
9/03	30%	35%	31%	4%
6/03	11%	52%	37%	-
3/03	21%	42%	36%	-

12/02	14%	49%	37%	-
9/02	15%	42%	43%	-
6/02	18%	55%	27%	-
3/02	13%	48%	39%	-

12/01	21%	51%	27%	1%
9/01	16%	64%	19%	1%
6/01	29%	43%	25%	3%
3/01	44%	43%	13%	-

12/00	40%	48%	11%	1%
9/00	36%	39%	25%	-
6/00	31%	53%	16%	-
3/00	31%	50%	16%	4%

12/99	33%	45%	22%	-
9/99	35%	37%	28%	-
6/99	43%	46%	10%	1%
3/99	33%	49%	15%	3%

Do you expect to be financially better off, about the same, or worse off a year from now?

	Better off	The same	Worse off	Undecided
Total sample	17%	50%	26%	7%

Voters	18%	47%	27%	8%

9/21	13%	53%	25%	9%
6/21	14%	22%	31%	3%
3/21	10%	62%	24%	4%

12/20	20%	44%	28%	8%
9/20	17%	58%	17%	8%
6/20	31%	52%	13%	4%
3/20	24%	35%	18%	23%

12/19	13%	63%	15%	9%
9/19	27%	57%	14%	2%
6/19	23%	56%	18%	3%
3/19	24%	54%	17%	5%

12/18	17%	62%	19%	2%
9/18	21%	65%	11%	3%
6/18	42%	28%	28%	2%
3/18	44%	20%	34%	2%

12/17	33%	41%	23%	3%
9/17	25%	42%	29%	4%
6/17	25%	45%	26%	4%
3/17	23%	40%	33%	4%

12/16	36%	40%	16%	8%
9/16	22%	57%	13%	8%
6/16	26%	43%	25%	6%
3/16	24%	52%	21%	3%

12/15	17%	46%	27%	10%
9/15	22%	48%	21%	9%
6/15	26%	52%	17%	5%
3/15	10%	67%	19%	4%

12/14	19%	54%	22%	5%
9/14	16%	60%	19%	5%
6/14	23%	49%	24%	4%
3/14	20%	40%	34%	6%

12/13	23%	47%	29%	1%
9/13	20%	44%	32%	4%
6/13	17%	53%	28%	2%
3/13	13%	52%	27%	8%

12/12	14%	50%	33%	3%
9/12	24%	49%	15%	12%
6/12	22%	43%	21%	14%
3/12	24%	48%	24%	4%

12/11	15%	55%	24%	6%
9/11	17%	43%	38%	2%
6/11	11%	60%	25%	4%
3/11	21%	45%	31%	3%

12/10	23%	57%	17%	3%
9/10	22%	52%	20%	6%
6/10	20%	53%	20%	7%
3/10	24%	50%	25%	1%

12/09	19%	50%	30%	1%
9/09	20%	49%	26%	5%
6/09	17%	55%	22%	6%
3/09	19%	58%	19%	4%

12/08	24%	49%	25%	2%
9/08	26%	29%	35%	10%
6/08	23%	35%	34%	8%
3/08	7%	56%	32%	5%

12/07	18%	51%	30%	1%
9/07	36%	43%	17%	4%
6/07	15%	55%	22%	8%
3/07	22%	59%	17%	2%

12/06	16%	59%	22%	3%
9/06	24%	41%	26%	9%
6/06	17%	53%	27%	3%
3/06	23%	46%	29%	2%

12/05	28%	41%	23%	8%
9/05	32%	42%	19%	7%
6/05	24%	33%	38%	5%
3/05	35%	33%	28%	4%

12/04	43%	35%	17%	5%
9/04	24%	44%	20%	12%
6/04	35%	50%	12%	3%
3/04	49%	44%	4%	3%

12/03	51%	38%	5%	6%
9/03	44%	43%	12%	1%
6/03	36%	44%	18%	2%
3/03	38%	53%	7%	2%

12/02	35%	46%	19%	-
9/02	46%	38%	4%	11%
6/02	28%	58%	8%	6%
3/02	27%	62%	6%	5%

12/01	33%	51%	8%	8%
9/01	28%	59%	9%	4%
6/01	41%	43%	10%	6%
3/01	46%	48%	6%	-

12/00	40%	47%	8%	5%
9/00	37%	46%	12%	5%
6/00	31%	53%	16%	-
3/00	31%	50%	16%	4%

12/99	44%	42%	10%	4%
9/99	43%	49%	7%	1%
6/99	38%	53%	6%	3%
3/99	40%	49%	3%	8%

In general, do you feel that this is a good time or a bad time for people like yourself to make a major purchase for their homes or families?

	Good time	Depends	Bad time	Undecided
Total sample	16%	48%	31%	5%

Voters	17%	47%	31%	5%

9/21	21%	44%	31%	4%
6/21	19%	50%	28%	3%
3/21	18%	57%	24%	1%

12/20	20%	44%	31%	5%
9/20	23%	28%	38%	11%
6/20	26%	35%	27%	12%
3/20	24%	55%	15%	6%

12/19	23%	20%	34%	23%
9/19	20%	39%	25%	16%
6/19	25%	41%	21%	13%
3/19	29%	37%	19%	15%

12/18	29%	31%	23%	17%
9/18	28%	19%	26%	27%
6/18	27%	34%	31%	8%
3/18	30%	41%	25%	4%

12/17	21%	26%	50%	3%
9/17	17%	29%	52%	2%
6/17	17%	29%	52%	2%
3/17	14%	29%	55%	2%

12/16	26%	30%	32%	12%
9/16	28%	36%	23%	13%
6/16	17%	29%	49%	5%
3/16	16%	34%	37%	14%

12/15	25%	32%	38%	5%
9/15	26%	45%	23%	6%
6/15	29%	37%	25%	9%
3/15	19%	35%	45%	1%

12/14	23%	33%	45%	*
9/14	21%	30%	47%	2%
6/14	21%	38%	41%	*
3/14	16%	38%	46%	*

12/13	19%	45%	36%	*
9/13	17%	41%	42%	-
6/13	17%	53%	28%	2%
3/13	19%	42%	39%	-

12/12	19%	46%	35%	-
9/12	31%	38%	31%	-
6/12	23%	42%	35%	-
3/12	20%	43%	37%	-

12/11	12%	44%	44%	-
9/11	17%	56%	28%	-
6/11	18%	45%	37%	-
3/11	17%	47%	36%	-

12/10	16%	41%	43%	-
9/10	14%	52%	34%	-
6/10	22%	36%	42%	-
3/10	25%	45%	30%	-

12/09	18%	50%	31%	1%
9/09	14%	54%	32%	-
6/09	13%	57%	30%	-
3/09	17%	59%	24%	-

12/08	12%	53%	35%	-
9/08	9%	53%	38%	-
6/08	15%	59%	26%	-
3/08	12%	54%	34%	-

12/07	19%	53%	28%	-
9/07	16%	58%	26%	-
6/07	16%	40%	44%	-
3/07	14%	37%	49%	-

12/06	16%	49%	35%	-
9/06	21%	45%	34%	-
6/06	14%	48%	37%	1%
3/06	17%	38%	45%	1%

12/05	8%	51%	40%	1%
9/05	17%	37%	45%	1%
6/05	33%	11%	50%	6%
3/05	21%	8%	67%	4%

12/04	27%	5%	62%	6%
9/04	31%	7%	57%	5%
6/04	27%	6%	58%	9%
3/04	47%	5%	48%	-

12/03	38%	4%	54%	4%
9/03	29%	7%	55%	9%
6/03	34%	13%	48%	5%
3/03	28%	4%	64%	4%

12/02	40%	3%	57%	-
9/02	32%	4%	56%	8%
6/02	43%	6%	38%	13%
3/02	34%	8%	56%	2%

12/01	31%	9%	54%	6%
9/01	25%	6%	64%	5%
6/01	49%	3%	43%	5%
3/01	46%	8%	35%	11%

12/00	47%	6%	35%	12%
9/00	69%	-	28%	3%
6/00	65%	6%	21%	8%
3/00	65%	6%	21%	8%

12/99	44%	7%	43%	6%
9/99	64%	5%	28%	3%
6/99	66%	8%	18%	8%
3/99	56%	10%	21%	3%

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