New Hampshire 1st Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2020 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | +2.0% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | D | 54.0%218,577 | 45.9%185,936 | 404,808 |
| 2022 | 1 | D | 54.0%167,391 | 45.9%142,229 | 309,962 |
| 2020 | 1 | D | 51.3%205,606 | 46.2%185,159 | 400,661 |
| 2018 | 1 | D | 53.6%155,884 | 45.0%130,996 | 291,039 |
| 2016 | 1 | D | 44.3%162,080 | 42.9%157,176 | 365,984 |
| 2014 | 1 | R | 48.1%116,769 | 51.7%125,508 | 242,736 |
| 2012 | 1 | D | 49.8%171,650 | 46.0%158,659 | 345,022 |
| 2010 | 1 | R | 42.4%95,503 | 54.0%121,655 | 225,124 |
| 2008 | 1 | D | 51.8%176,435 | 45.9%156,338 | 340,873 |
| 2006 | 1 | D | 51.3%100,691 | 48.6%95,527 | 196,377 |
| 2004 | 1 | R | 36.6%118,226 | 63.4%204,836 | 323,062 |
| 2002 | 1 | R | 38.5%85,426 | 58.1%128,993 | 221,987 |
| 2000 | 1 | R | 45.1%128,387 | 52.9%150,609 | 284,709 |
| 1998 | 1 | R | 33.1%51,783 | 66.9%104,430 | 156,213 |
| 1996 | 1 | R | 46.6%115,462 | 50.1%123,939 | 247,577 |
| 1994 | 1 | R | 28.7%42,481 | 65.6%97,017 | 147,822 |
| 1992 | 1 | R | 42.5%108,578 | 53.2%135,936 | 255,681 |
| 1990 | 1 | R | 44.6%66,176 | 55.1%81,684 | 148,368 |
| 1988 | 1 | R | 39.6%86,623 | 60.3%131,824 | 218,505 |
| 1986 | 1 | R | 43.6%54,787 | 56.3%70,739 | 125,547 |
| 1984 | 1 | R | 40.3%76,854 | 58.6%111,627 | 190,486 |
| 1982 | 1 | D | 54.9%76,281 | 44.5%61,876 | 138,911 |
| 1980 | 1 | D | 60.8%114,061 | 39.2%73,565 | 187,646 |
| 1978 | 1 | D | 61.6%82,697 | 36.6%49,131 | 134,235 |
| 1976 | 1 | D | 68.1%107,806 | 30.4%48,087 | 158,242 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 53.5%332,490 | 44.4%275,631 | 620,975 |
| 2020 | D | 56.7%450,778 | 41.0%326,229 | 795,428 |
| 2016 | D | 48.0%354,649 | 47.8%353,632 | 739,140 |
| 2014 | D | 51.5%251,184 | 48.2%235,347 | 488,159 |
| 2010 | R | 36.8%167,545 | 60.1%273,218 | 454,710 |
| 2008 | D | 51.6%358,438 | 45.3%314,403 | 694,357 |
| 2004 | R | 33.8%221,549 | 66.2%434,847 | 656,396 |
| 2002 | R | 46.7%207,478 | 51.1%227,229 | 444,739 |
| 1998 | R | 28.2%88,883 | 67.8%213,477 | 314,696 |
| 1996 | R | 46.2%227,355 | 49.3%242,257 | 491,873 |
| 1992 | R | 45.3%234,982 | 48.2%249,591 | 518,170 |
| 1990 | R | 31.4%91,299 | 65.3%189,792 | 290,808 |
| 1986 | R | 32.4%79,222 | 63.0%154,090 | 244,735 |
| 1984 | R | 41.0%157,447 | 58.8%225,828 | 384,369 |
| 1980 | R | 47.9%179,455 | 52.1%195,559 | 375,014 |
| 1978 | R | 48.5%127,945 | 50.7%133,745 | 263,760 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 688,175, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,838 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 1.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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