New Hampshire 1st Congressional District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 1st Congressional District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+43 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 556,0912024 5-year
Median household income: $104,3502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.5%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1896MIT Election Lab

PAPPAS, ChrisCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SHEA-PORTER, Carol (2017–2019), GUINTA, Frank (2015–2017), SHEA-PORTER, Carol (2013–2015), GUINTA, Frank (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 3 D · 3 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+0.4%	168,837	167,463	340,984
2020	D	+4.4%	170,066	155,538	331,716
2016	R	−2.9%	137,593	146,455	303,814
2012	D	+0.8%	142,295	140,105	286,764
2008	D	+6.3%	149,267	131,493	283,228
2004	R	−1.2%	131,898	135,171	269,353
2000	R	−2.3%	104,800	110,029	226,547
1996	D	+8.5%	94,403	77,836	194,859
1992	R	−0.3%	79,599	80,232	211,840
1988	R	−26.7%	62,692	109,257	174,380
1984	R	−37.6%	45,936	101,754	148,283
1980	R	−30.0%	40,009	82,988	143,191
1976	R	−11.3%	54,200	68,309	124,507
1972	R	−29.0%	41,335	75,648	118,298
1968	R	−11.6%	43,615	55,595	103,296
1964	D	+22.3%	59,808	37,971	97,779
1960	R	−13.5%	43,016	56,466	99,482
1956	R	−37.4%	27,517	60,392	87,949
1952	R	−26.3%	32,787	56,128	88,915
1948	R	−11.0%	32,868	41,085	74,592
1944	R	−0.6%	36,691	37,133	73,842
1940	D	+2.8%	38,398	36,307	74,705
1936	R	−1.5%	33,381	34,440	69,379
1932	R	−5.1%	31,114	34,476	65,876
1928	R	−25.7%	23,103	39,091	62,315
1924	R	−27.2%	18,631	33,353	54,066
1920	R	−25.4%	18,957	31,982	51,237
1916	R	−1.6%	14,038	14,493	28,945
1912	D	+3.9%	11,506	10,409	28,180
1908	R	−20.6%	11,058	17,011	28,905
1904	R	−20.3%	11,396	17,385	29,445
1900	R	−18.8%	12,082	17,861	30,739
1896	R	−42.8%	7,336	19,300	27,974
1892	R	−3.6%	14,492	15,599	30,656
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	53.5%	44.4%	620,975
2020	D	56.6%	41.0%	795,914
2016	D	48.0%	47.8%	739,140
2014	D	51.5%	48.2%	488,159
2010	R	36.8%	60.1%	454,710
2008	D	51.6%	45.3%	694,787
2004	R	33.7%	66.2%	657,086
2002	R	46.4%	50.8%	447,135
1998	R	28.2%	67.8%	314,696
1996	R	46.2%	49.3%	491,873
1992	R	45.3%	48.2%	518,170
1990	R	31.3%	65.1%	291,393
1986	R	32.4%	63.0%	244,735
1984	R	41.0%	58.8%	384,369
1980	R	47.8%	52.1%	375,060
1978	R	48.5%	50.7%	263,760

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

22.8%

English

19.4%

Italian

10.9%

French

10.1%

German

8.7%

American

4.1%

Polish

2.4%

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: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

6.1%

65–74

6.4%

7.8%

55–64

8.0%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

6.4%

25–34

6.0%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

7.0%

5–17

6.6%

2.3%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$104,350

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$104,350

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

6.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.5%

Working age (18–64)6.3%

Seniors (65+)8.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.8%

Spanish2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.7%

Other Christian

4.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Baptist

1.1%

Methodist

0.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Hampshire's 1st covers the seacoast, Manchester, and lake-country towns, producing one of New England's most competitive federal contests — the 2024 presidential margin landed at just 2.1 points Democratic.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 556,091, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $104,350 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, New Hampshire voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 340,984 votes cast, 168,837 went Democratic and 167,463 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, New Hampshire as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, New Hampshire?

Congressional District 1, New Hampshire has a population of 556,091 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, New Hampshire?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, New Hampshire is $104,350 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 1st Congressional District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

Key facts

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Demographics

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