State House District Hillsborough 23 State House District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 523rd State House District, New Hampshire: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 6582024 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 1984MIT 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	+2.8%	183	173	362
2020	D	+7.5%	189	162	358
2016	O	+0.0%	154	154	331
2012	D	+1.3%	158	154	318
2008	D	+3.8%	162	150	315
2004	R	−3.0%	145	154	301
2000	R	−2.0%	120	125	256
1996	D	+8.0%	110	92	226
1992	R	−2.0%	90	95	244
1988	R	−31.0%	71	136	210
1984	R	−42.1%	51	126	178
1980	R	−32.6%	49	107	178
1976	R	−8.3%	70	83	156
1972	R	−29.9%	54	101	157
1968	D	+3.5%	70	65	142
1964	D	+33.8%	93	46	139
1960	D	+15.0%	80	59	140
1956	R	−11.1%	56	70	126
1952	D	+0.8%	65	64	128
1948	D	+19.3%	65	44	109
1944	D	+23.8%	65	40	105
1940	D	+24.5%	66	40	106
1936	D	+19.1%	54	36	94
1932	D	+16.1%	50	36	87
1928	D	+8.3%	45	38	84
1924	R	−13.6%	25	34	66
1920	R	−10.8%	29	36	65
1916	D	+6.1%	17	15	33
1912	D	+5.9%	14	12	34
1908	R	−17.6%	13	19	34
1904	R	−14.7%	14	19	34
1900	R	−21.2%	13	20	33
1896	R	−40.0%	8	20	30
1892	R	−3.4%	14	15	29
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 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District Hillsborough 23$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 23 sits within New Hampshire's most populous county and recorded a D+7.7 margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it noticeably left of the state's razor-thin statewide results.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 523rd 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 23, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 362 votes cast, 183 went Democratic and 173 went Republican.

What is State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District Hillsborough 23, 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 16 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire?

State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire has a population of 658 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 23, New Hampshire?

Median household income in State House District Hillsborough 23, 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 23, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District Hillsborough 23, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 523rd State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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