New Hampshire 7th State House District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,6192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,7832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District Belknap 07, NHOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,760 | 6,203 | 11,084 | ||
| R | 4,604 | 5,695 | 10,485 | ||
| R | 3,683 | 5,263 | 9,550 | ||
| R | 4,330 | 4,788 | 9,234 | ||
| D | 4,577 | 4,469 | 9,119 | ||
| R | 3,837 | 4,883 | 8,801 | ||
| R | 2,921 | 4,033 | 7,302 | ||
| R | 2,819 | 2,912 | 6,435 | ||
| R | 2,290 | 2,882 | 6,837 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 3,939 | 5,799 | ||
| R | 1,292 | 3,869 | 5,185 | ||
| R | 1,189 | 3,291 | 5,054 | ||
| R | 1,674 | 2,691 | 4,428 | ||
| R | 1,256 | 3,144 | 4,445 | ||
| R | 1,347 | 2,355 | 3,834 | ||
| D | 2,187 | 1,610 | 3,796 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 2,495 | 4,029 | ||
| R | 853 | 2,698 | 3,553 | ||
| R | 1,023 | 2,607 | 3,630 | ||
| R | 1,041 | 1,949 | 3,008 | ||
| R | 1,451 | 1,686 | 3,138 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 1,666 | 3,207 | ||
| R | 1,403 | 1,695 | 3,140 | ||
| R | 1,338 | 1,648 | 2,994 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 1,843 | 2,851 | ||
| R | 877 | 1,634 | 2,561 | ||
| R | 944 | 1,534 | 2,484 | ||
| R | 629 | 703 | 1,363 | ||
| D | 507 | 474 | 1,288 | ||
| R | 461 | 795 | 1,301 | ||
| R | 480 | 781 | 1,295 | ||
| R | 496 | 844 | 1,377 | ||
| R | 267 | 944 | 1,299 | ||
| R | 674 | 726 | 1,435 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
22.7%
English
21.3%
French
13.3%
German
8.1%
Italian
7.9%
Scottish
4.3%
American
3.9%
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: 48.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,783
State House District Belknap 07 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District Belknap 07$92,783
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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Belknap 07 covers part of New Hampshire's Lakes Region, a largely rural and small-town area where the 2024 presidential margin ran 13.7 points to the right — well above the state's own competitive baseline.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifteen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 17,619, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,783 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,084 votes cast, 4,760 went Democratic and 6,203 went Republican.
What is State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District Belknap 07, 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire?
State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire has a population of 17,619 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire is $92,783 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District Belknap 07, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.