New Hampshire 1st State Senate District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+22 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,4472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,0812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, NHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 16,041 | 15,475 | 31,998 | ||
| D | 16,362 | 13,833 | 30,704 | ||
| D | 14,058 | 12,935 | 29,069 | ||
| D | 16,927 | 11,120 | 28,566 | ||
| D | 17,789 | 11,198 | 29,443 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.2%
Irish
15.3%
French
13.3%
German
7.7%
Italian
6.4%
American
6.0%
Scottish
4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,081
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$71,081
New Hampshire$99,031
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.4%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Coos County and the North Country, this sparsely populated district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 13 points, reflecting a rural electorate that has trended steadily rightward over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 55,447, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,081 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 1.8 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,998 votes cast, 16,041 went Democratic and 15,475 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, New Hampshire as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, New Hampshire?
State Senate District 1, New Hampshire has a population of 55,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, New Hampshire is $71,081 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, New Hampshire from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.