Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0In Candia, 82% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New Hampshire
Candia’s town government spent $3.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $851 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Candia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
In 125 days
Most NH towns vote that day. Check Candia’s site for its own date.
What stands out about how Candia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Candia voted in 2024
Official results for Candia’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.3%1,841 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.5%1,077 votesOthers: 1.2% (35 votes).
Most votes in Candia: Donald J Trump
Rockingham County: Trump 50.5%, Harris 48.1% · New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%
of Candia’s 3,604 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New Hampshire: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Candia: Kelly Ayotte
Rockingham County: Ayotte 56.9%, Craig 41.2% · New Hampshire: Ayotte 53.6%, Craig 44.3%
Most votes in the district: Chris Pappas
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Candia, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candia | 62.3% | 36.5% | 1.2% | 2,953 |
| Rockingham County | 50.5% | 48.1% | 1.4% | 202,922 |
| New Hampshire | 47.9% | 50.7% | 1.5% | 826,189 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
About $851 per resident a year, or $2.33 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Candia didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Candia yet
Every year of Candia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 13 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $6,100 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.47% of the home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Candia’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Candia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Candia →
Most New Hampshire towns vote on March 9, 2027
Check Candia’s own dates: some towns hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2).
Candia’s meetings aren’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on its website.
Town website ↗Most New Hampshire towns vote on the second Tuesday in March: officers are elected and warrant articles, including the budget, are decided.
Some towns hold the business session on another day, and some vote by ballot (SB2). Check Candia’s site for its warrant and dates.
Who’s in charge in Candia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 305 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,959).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Candia School District
Candia’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,244 per pupil, $17,313 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Candia.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: candianh.org ↗
- 2New Hampshire House2 districts, 5 seatsRockingham 23 seats, shared with Auburn and DeerfieldRockingham 312 seats, a floterial district shared with Auburn, Chester and DeerfieldMember not listed yet
- 3New Hampshire SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Hampshire
New Hampshire elects some House members from “floterial” districts that join several towns; districts from RSA 662:5 (2022).
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Candia compares with the towns next door
Candia’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $964 to $1,371 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Candia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Candia’s government
How much does Candia spend per resident?
About $851 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Candia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Candia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,100 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.66% across New Hampshire. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see candianh.org.
Who runs Candia’s government?
See candianh.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Candia yet.
How did Candia vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 62.3%, Kamala D Harris 36.5% (2,953 votes, official results). Rockingham County: Trump 50.5%, Harris 48.1%. New Hampshire: Harris 50.7%, Trump 47.9%.
How many people work for Candia?
13 full-time and 68 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $155,837 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Candia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Keith Murphy); State House Rockingham 2 (3 seats, shared with Auburn and Deerfield) and Rockingham 31 (2 floterial seats shared with Auburn, Chester and Deerfield). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
When is town meeting in Candia?
Most New Hampshire towns vote on the second Tuesday in March (March 9, 2027). Some hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2), so check candianh.org for Candia’s own dates.
Ask neighbors about Candia’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Candia, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts), NH RSA 662:5; legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →