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State Senate District 22·New Hampshire

New Hampshire 22nd State Senate District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of New Hampshire's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NH
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
59,228
2024 ACS

New Hampshire 22nd State Senate District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+5 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
59,2282024 5-year
Median household income
$114,7812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+3 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−1.3%
17,73018,20136,442
D
+3.3%
18,19517,01035,767
R
−4.5%
14,60516,09332,734
R
−3.3%
14,71615,73630,898
D
+1.7%
15,30514,79630,499

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
23.5%
English
17.1%
Italian
12.7%
French
9.6%
German
8.3%
American
4.1%
Polish
4.1%
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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.9%
65–74
6.1%
7.9%
55–64
8.1%
6.5%
45–54
6.6%
6.5%
35–44
6.2%
6.4%
25–34
6.1%
3.7%
18–24
3.5%
7.2%
5–17
6.9%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$114,781
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$114,781
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
5.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.5%
Working age (18–64)4.9%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.5%
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.6%
Other Christian
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
1.0%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural stretches of western and central New Hampshire, District 22 backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by nearly 20 points — a margin that stands well above the state's own competitive average.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached three points in 2020; the Republican margin reached five points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 59,228, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $114,781 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 22, New Hampshire — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/33022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, New Hampshire voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,442 votes cast, 17,730 went Democratic and 18,201 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 22, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, New Hampshire?
State Senate District 22, New Hampshire has a population of 59,228 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 22, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, New Hampshire is $114,781 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, New Hampshire from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.