New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 838,7592024 5-year
Median household income: $96,7342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1896MIT Election Lab

GOODLANDER, MaggieCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: KUSTER, Ann McLane (2023–2025), KUSTER, Ann McLane (2021–2023), KUSTER, Ann McLane (2019–2021), KUSTER, Ann McLane (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 4 D · 5 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	+4.4%	249,654	228,063	485,211
2020	D	+9.4%	254,866	210,118	474,479
2016	D	+2.6%	210,928	199,331	440,473
2012	D	+8.8%	227,261	189,810	424,200
2008	D	+11.9%	235,554	185,037	424,374
2004	D	+3.1%	208,609	196,062	408,197
2000	R	−0.6%	161,544	163,527	342,528
1996	D	+11.5%	153,828	118,694	306,330
1992	D	+2.2%	129,438	122,249	325,369
1988	R	−25.8%	101,001	172,277	276,140
1984	R	−37.7%	74,458	165,295	240,666
1980	R	−29.0%	68,854	138,715	240,736
1976	R	−11.3%	93,433	117,624	214,657
1972	R	−29.2%	75,098	138,073	215,757
1968	R	−6.4%	86,972	99,306	193,999
1964	D	+30.6%	124,254	66,057	190,311
1960	R	−3.4%	94,754	101,521	196,275
1956	R	−29.8%	62,845	116,125	179,042
1952	R	−19.7%	73,874	110,158	184,032
1948	R	−3.2%	75,126	80,212	156,845
1944	D	+6.5%	82,971	72,782	155,782
1940	D	+8.1%	86,892	73,819	160,711
1936	D	+3.3%	75,077	70,201	148,732
1932	D	+0.3%	69,565	69,152	139,642
1928	R	−13.9%	57,611	76,312	134,440
1924	R	−24.1%	38,569	65,221	110,701
1920	R	−18.1%	43,704	63,213	107,853
1916	D	+0.8%	29,742	29,231	60,181
1912	D	+1.2%	23,218	22,517	59,780
1908	R	−22.3%	22,597	36,137	60,693
1904	R	−23.2%	22,678	36,777	60,715
1900	R	−22.0%	23,407	36,938	61,624
1896	R	−42.8%	14,314	38,143	55,695
1892	R	−4.2%	27,588	30,058	58,672
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

19.1%

English

17.6%

French

10.8%

Italian

9.0%

German

8.5%

American

4.3%

Scottish

2.2%

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: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.9%

65–74

6.2%

7.5%

55–64

7.7%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

6.4%

35–44

6.1%

6.7%

25–34

6.2%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

7.1%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,734

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$96,734

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

7.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.8%

Working age (18–64)7.4%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.8%

Spanish3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.1%

Other Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Baptist

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

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

New Hampshire's 2nd stretches from the Connecticut River valley to the Concord area, blending small manufacturing towns with university communities. The 2024 presidential margin of D+3.5 reflects a district that has shifted repeatedly over the past decade.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-one 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 838,759, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,734 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 485,211 votes cast, 249,654 went Democratic and 228,063 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, New Hampshire?

Congressional District 2, New Hampshire has a population of 838,759 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, New Hampshire?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, New Hampshire is $96,734 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District delivered D+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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