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State House District Rockingham 17·New Hampshire

New Hampshire 717th State House District votes the way the country votes.

A coastal Rockingham seat that leans reliably Republican by double digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NH
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
12,192
2024 ACS

New Hampshire 717th State House District, New Hampshire: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
12,1922024 5-year
Median household income
$118,3312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.4%
3,7303,9187,754
D
+2.1%
3,8233,6637,617
R
−5.8%
3,0573,4566,932
R
−4.6%
3,0623,3596,512
D
+1.1%
3,1993,1306,385
R
−4.2%
2,8823,1366,068
R
−3.1%
2,3552,5165,127
D
+6.6%
2,0501,7654,327
R
−2.5%
1,6931,8094,731
R
−27.9%
1,3672,4473,875
R
−38.4%
9772,2003,188
R
−30.5%
8301,7563,037
R
−9.8%
1,1481,4042,603
R
−27.3%
8411,4832,351
R
−14.6%
8101,1022,004
D
+16.6%
1,0417451,786
R
−24.3%
6521,0711,723
R
−46.8%
3901,0781,469
R
−37.2%
4601,0041,464
R
−22.4%
4567221,189
R
−13.1%
5036551,158
R
−7.4%
5356201,155
R
−11.6%
4665911,079
R
−13.4%
4345691,009
R
−38.6%
297672971
R
−39.8%
232555811
R
−35.3%
251528784
R
−2.0%
215224446
D
+0.7%
165162431
R
−23.9%
157260431
R
−24.6%
165276452
R
−21.3%
180281475
R
−43.1%
114301434
R
−3.3%
228244480
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
24.7%
English
17.9%
Italian
13.5%
French
9.4%
German
8.3%
American
4.3%
Polish
4.2%
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: 45.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
6.1%
65–74
6.4%
8.1%
55–64
8.3%
6.5%
45–54
6.6%
6.5%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
5.9%
3.6%
18–24
3.3%
7.1%
5–17
6.8%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$118,331
State House District Rockingham 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District Rockingham 17$118,331
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
4.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.6%
Working age (18–64)4.5%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.1%
Other Christian
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rockingham 17 covers a small slice of New Hampshire's seacoast region, where the 2024 presidential contest broke R+11.8 — a margin consistent with the county's pattern of outpacing statewide Republican performance in legislative races.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 717th State House District has rarely exceeded seventeen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $118,331 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire voted Republican by 2.4 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,754 votes cast, 3,730 went Democratic and 3,918 went Republican.
What is State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District Rockingham 17, 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire?
State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire has a population of 12,192 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 Rockingham 17, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire is $118,331 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District Rockingham 17, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.