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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2nd State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

A north-country district where margins have tightened steadily

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NH
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
50,037
2024 ACS

New Hampshire 2nd State Senate District, New Hampshire: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
50,0372024 5-year
Median household income
$91,4442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.5%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
−6.8%
14,48616,63231,496
R
−3.7%
14,15515,26529,952
R
−9.8%
11,46314,13327,375
D
+0.1%
13,03513,02126,425
D
+6.0%
13,81312,22626,262
R
−7.2%
11,61713,43925,299
R
−12.3%
8,67811,26421,012
D
+1.6%
8,4728,18118,721
R
−6.2%
6,8488,06919,619
R
−35.5%
5,27611,18416,623
R
−47.6%
3,84310,88414,790
R
−40.1%
3,4349,20814,413
R
−24.7%
4,6287,73512,562
R
−41.8%
3,6018,87412,613
R
−27.7%
3,7216,72410,833
D
+13.9%
6,0824,59710,679
R
−27.6%
4,0947,22111,315
R
−52.8%
2,3937,75410,151
R
−45.6%
2,8377,58710,423
R
−31.7%
2,9655,7508,774
R
−10.5%
4,0495,0009,051
R
−7.2%
4,3645,0429,407
R
−12.2%
3,9595,0779,141
R
−12.5%
3,8164,9108,759
R
−32.5%
2,7935,4948,308
R
−30.1%
2,5224,7677,450
R
−24.0%
2,7344,4687,221
R
−4.7%
1,9192,1114,104
D
+3.1%
1,5671,4433,946
R
−25.7%
1,4332,4654,017
R
−23.8%
1,4742,4213,986
R
−24.5%
1,5342,5644,204
R
−48.8%
8762,7933,929
R
−2.6%
2,0502,1614,312
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.8%
Irish
21.6%
French
12.1%
German
8.6%
Italian
7.9%
Scottish
4.8%
American
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: 48.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.4%
3.2%
75–84
3.6%
7.5%
65–74
7.7%
8.6%
55–64
8.9%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
5.6%
35–44
5.6%
5.6%
25–34
5.5%
3.8%
18–24
3.4%
6.5%
5–17
6.5%
1.9%
<5
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$91,444
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$91,444
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.2%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.2%
Other Christian
5.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.8%
Baptist
2.7%
Methodist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering sparsely populated terrain in northern New Hampshire, this district's 2024 presidential margin of R+2.4 reflects the gradual competitiveness creeping into a region long dominated by wider rural Republican advantages.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 2nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded fourteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $91,444 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, New Hampshire voted Republican by 6.8 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,496 votes cast, 14,486 went Democratic and 16,632 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 Senate District 2, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, New Hampshire?
State Senate District 2, New Hampshire has a population of 50,037 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, New Hampshire is $91,444 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, 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.