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New Hampshire 408th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+28.82012D+25.22016D+14.22020D+24.22024D+15.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+15.7
2024
median income$72,127U.S. $80,734 · NH $99,031
median age31.9U.S. 39.1 · NH 43.5
poverty rate17.9%U.S. 12.5% · NH 7.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)46.7%U.S. 35.6% · NH 40.7%
non-english6.2%U.S. 22.3% · NH 8.0%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English21.8%
Irish17.7%
German10.1%
Puerto Rican0.9%
Mexican0.6%
Spanish0.2%
Chinese0.8%
Asian Indian0.5%
Korean0.2%
religion

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

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

New Hampshire 408th State House District

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New Hampshire 408th State House DistrictHarrisD+15.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Hampshire 408th State House DistrictThe boundary of New Hampshire 408th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+15.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Hampshire 408th State House District · D+15.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.2%3,539
Donald TrumpRepublican41.5%2,570
Chase OliverLibertarian1.3%82
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Hampshire 408th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Grafton County, NHDemocraticD+19.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.2%Harris3,539
41.5%Trump2,570
1.3%Oliver82
+15.7%
6,191
D
61.1%Biden3,736
36.9%Trump2,254
2.0%Jorgensen124
+24.2%
6,114
D
53.5%Clinton3,351
39.3%Trump2,460
7.2%Johnson454
+14.2%
6,265
D
62.6%Obama3,649
37.4%Romney2,181
0.0%
+25.2%
5,830
D
63.7%Obama4,037
35.0%McCain2,215
1.3%Nader84
+28.8%
6,336
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: +15.7% in 2024.+15.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.8%
2012+25.2%
2016+14.2%
2020+24.2%
2024+15.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DBill BoltonState House · Grafton 8
DPeter LovettState House · Grafton 8
DSallie FellowsState House · Grafton 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Grafton 08 covers the Hanover area, where Dartmouth College's student and faculty population drives an outsized Democratic lean — the 2024 presidential margin reached D+15.7 in a state that otherwise split closely.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.

A population of 10,624, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,127 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District Grafton 16 and State House District Merrimack 18.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

State House District Grafton 16
New Hampshire
96.7twin score
elasticity% unaffiliated2008–2012 trajectory
State House District Merrimack 18
New Hampshire
93.7twin score
elasticity% unaffiliated% Evangelical≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District Merrimack 19
New Hampshire
93.5twin score
elasticity% unaffiliated2008–2012 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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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Frequently asked questions

How did New Hampshire 408th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire 408th State House District voted Democratic by 15.7 points (D+15.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,191 votes cast, 3,539 went Democratic and 2,570 went Republican.
How many people live in New Hampshire 408th State House District?
New Hampshire 408th State House District has a population of 10,624 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire 408th State House District?
Median household income in New Hampshire 408th State House District is $72,127 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire 408th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Hampshire 408th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.