New Hampshire 5th State Senate District, New Hampshire: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+25 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,9662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, 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 | 20,235 | 14,618 | 35,471 | ||
| D | 20,352 | 13,323 | 34,268 | ||
| D | 17,358 | 12,678 | 32,360 | ||
| D | 18,532 | 11,885 | 31,020 | ||
| D | 19,564 | 11,591 | 31,627 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.2%
Irish
16.7%
French
9.8%
German
9.4%
Italian
7.2%
American
5.6%
Scottish
5.4%
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: 44.4 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
$87,816
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$87,816
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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored along New Hampshire's short but densely settled seacoast, this district recorded a D+9.9 margin in 2024, outpacing most of the state and reflecting the urbanizing pressure of Portsmouth-area growth on traditional Yankee swing territory.
The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 5th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $87,816, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,966 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 15.8 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,471 votes cast, 20,235 went Democratic and 14,618 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, New Hampshire as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 5, New Hampshire?
State Senate District 5, New Hampshire has a population of 58,966 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 5, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, New Hampshire is $87,816 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, New Hampshire from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.