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New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+13.02012D+9.92016D+2.42020D+8.82024D+3.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+3.6
2024
median income$97,382U.S. $80,734 · NH $99,031
median age43.7U.S. 39.1 · NH 43.5
poverty rate7.5%U.S. 12.5% · NH 7.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.9%U.S. 35.6% · NH 40.7%
non-english8.9%U.S. 22.3% · NH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish19.6%
English18.1%
French11.1%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Dominican0.8%
Mexican0.7%
Asian Indian0.8%
Chinese0.4%
Korean0.2%
African American†0.6%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Coos County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionNew Hampshire 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+3.6
New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+3.6, 163 precincts, 5 city labels.
2024
163 precincts by 2024 margin · 5 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +3.6% in 2024.+3.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+13.0%
2012+9.9%
2016+2.4%
2020+8.8%
2024+3.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMaggie GoodlanderU.S. House · NH-02-0.21
DJeanne ShaheenU.S. Senate-0.22
DMaggie HassanU.S. Senate-0.22

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 16 Senate races

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.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242D
52.9%211,641
47.0%187,810
399,818
20222D
55.8%171,636
44.1%135,579
307,584
20202D
53.9%208,289
43.7%168,886
386,441
20182D
55.5%155,358
42.2%117,990
279,705
20162D
49.7%174,371
45.3%158,825
350,509
20142D
54.9%130,700
44.9%106,871
238,184
20122D
50.2%169,275
45.3%152,977
337,394
20102R
46.8%105,060
48.3%108,610
224,663
20082D
56.4%188,332
41.4%138,222
333,675
20062D
52.7%108,743
45.6%94,088
206,292
20042R
38.2%125,280
58.3%191,188
327,779
20022R
40.9%90,479
56.8%125,804
221,456
20002R
40.7%110,367
56.2%152,581
271,340
19982R
44.8%72,217
53.2%85,740
161,295
19962R
43.5%105,824
50.5%122,957
243,260
19942R
46.0%74,243
51.4%83,121
161,573
19922D
61.7%157,328
35.7%91,126
255,088
19902D
52.6%74,866
47.3%67,225
142,263
19882R
42.5%89,677
56.8%119,742
210,994
19862R
25.8%29,688
74.2%85,479
115,200
19842R
23.2%42,257
76.2%138,975
182,411
19822R
29.2%37,906
70.8%92,098
130,007
19802R
35.9%63,350
64.1%113,304
176,679
19782R
31.9%39,546
68.1%84,535
124,081
19762R
39.5%65,792
60.5%100,911
166,703

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2022D
53.5%332,490
44.4%275,631
620,975
2020D
56.7%450,778
41.0%326,229
795,428
2016D
48.0%354,649
47.8%353,632
739,140
2014D
51.5%251,184
48.2%235,347
488,159
2010R
36.8%167,545
60.1%273,218
454,710
2008D
51.6%358,438
45.3%314,403
694,357
2004R
33.8%221,549
66.2%434,847
656,396
2002R
46.7%207,478
51.1%227,229
444,739
1998R
28.2%88,883
67.8%213,477
314,696
1996R
46.2%227,355
49.3%242,257
491,873
1992R
45.3%234,982
48.2%249,591
518,170
1990R
31.4%91,299
65.3%189,792
290,808
1986R
32.4%79,222
63.0%154,090
244,735
1984R
41.0%157,447
58.8%225,828
384,369
1980R
47.9%179,455
52.1%195,559
375,014
1978R
48.5%127,945
50.7%133,745
263,760

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.6 points.

A population of 688,120, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,382 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 1.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 1
New Hampshire
93.9twin score
% unaffiliatedpopulation scaleFrench ancestry≠ Scottish ancestry
Congressional District 1
Maine
88.0twin score
population scale% unaffiliatedFrench ancestry≠ Scottish ancestry
Congressional District 2
Maine
83.4twin score
% unaffiliatedelasticitypopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District

counties it covers9
Belknap CountyCarroll CountyCheshire CountyCoos CountyGrafton CountyHillsborough CountyMerrimack CountyRockingham CountySullivan County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 3.6 points (D+3.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 410,167 votes cast, 210,306 went Democratic and 195,585 went Republican.
How many people live in New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District?
New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District has a population of 688,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District is $97,382 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.