State House District Hillsborough 16 State House District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 516th State House District, New Hampshire: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 3,3572024 5-year
Median household income: $103,5452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.6%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+2.9%	935	882	1,846
2020	D	+7.6%	963	824	1,824
2016	R	−0.2%	784	787	1,686
2012	D	+1.1%	805	787	1,619
2008	D	+3.7%	825	765	1,605
2004	R	−2.9%	741	785	1,537
2000	R	−1.8%	611	635	1,305
1996	D	+8.1%	561	468	1,154
1992	R	−2.0%	460	485	1,243
1988	R	−31.2%	361	695	1,069
1984	R	−41.8%	262	641	907
1980	R	−32.3%	250	543	908
1976	R	−7.9%	359	422	794
1972	R	−30.1%	274	514	798
1968	D	+3.3%	358	334	726
1964	D	+34.2%	474	232	707
1960	D	+15.0%	410	303	713
1956	R	−11.1%	285	356	642
1952	D	+0.6%	329	325	654
1948	D	+19.2%	329	222	557
1944	D	+24.0%	333	204	537
1940	D	+23.8%	335	206	542
1936	D	+19.1%	275	183	482
1932	D	+16.3%	256	184	442
1928	D	+9.2%	232	193	426
1924	R	−14.2%	126	174	337
1920	R	−9.9%	148	181	333
1916	D	+4.7%	86	78	169
1912	D	+4.0%	70	63	176
1908	R	−17.3%	69	99	173
1904	R	−16.9%	70	99	172
1900	R	−20.0%	66	100	170
1896	R	−42.1%	39	103	152
1892	R	−6.0%	69	78	149
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

19.9%

English

14.5%

French

10.3%

Italian

10.0%

German

8.1%

Polish

3.7%

American

3.3%

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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.3%

7.4%

55–64

7.4%

6.5%

45–54

6.4%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

7.3%

25–34

6.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

7.5%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,545

State House District Hillsborough 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District Hillsborough 16$103,545

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

6.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.5%

Working age (18–64)6.1%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.4%

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Other Christian

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hillsborough 16 covers a slice of New Hampshire's most populous county, where a D+7.7 presidential margin in 2024 reflects an urban-leaning electorate that has moved measurably left of the state median.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 516th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $103,545 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,846 votes cast, 935 went Democratic and 882 went Republican.

What is State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire?

State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire has a population of 3,357 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 Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire?

Median household income in State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire is $103,545 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District Hillsborough 16, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 516th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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