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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·New Hampshire

New Hampshire 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

A coastal district where presidential margins have run reliably Democratic in recent cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NH
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
41,101
2024 ACS

New Hampshire 5th State Senate District, New Hampshire: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
41,1012024 5-year
Median household income
$86,7472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.8%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 2 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
D
+11.9%
13,50010,57824,499
D
+16.5%
13,5799,66923,733
D
+10.4%
11,4959,16822,270
D
+19.4%
12,5508,41421,370
D
+23.3%
13,3048,23621,736
D
+9.7%
11,2649,25120,733
R
−1.5%
8,0228,27517,319
D
+13.7%
8,3376,11816,193
D
+6.4%
7,0115,96416,312
R
−21.5%
5,3858,36113,827
R
−33.5%
4,1188,28512,448
R
−25.4%
3,6796,82212,389
R
−15.1%
4,6296,31811,150
R
−27.4%
4,1567,34211,633
R
−15.3%
4,1145,67410,171
D
+26.7%
6,4283,71610,144
R
−19.4%
4,3306,41510,745
R
−41.9%
2,9257,15110,080
R
−37.3%
3,2907,20310,493
R
−21.5%
3,4835,4128,985
R
−6.2%
4,4185,0059,427
R
−3.7%
4,6845,0439,726
R
−9.0%
4,1064,9229,099
R
−10.5%
3,8124,7158,591
R
−29.9%
2,8995,3958,350
R
−32.9%
2,2874,6347,125
R
−24.3%
2,5724,2316,834
R
−0.8%
2,0252,0574,119
D
+0.4%
1,5531,5374,091
R
−27.1%
1,4952,6474,247
R
−27.6%
1,4642,6084,149
R
−24.5%
1,5372,5644,184
R
−44.3%
9432,6333,819
R
−3.3%
2,0032,1434,220
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.5%
Irish
16.1%
French
10.5%
German
8.9%
Italian
7.0%
American
5.7%
Scottish
5.4%
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: 44.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.6%
3.1%
75–84
3.5%
6.8%
65–74
6.9%
7.6%
55–64
7.9%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
5.8%
35–44
5.6%
6.2%
25–34
5.8%
5.2%
18–24
4.8%
6.5%
5–17
6.1%
2.0%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,747
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$86,747
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
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Spanish0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.0%
Other Christian
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Methodist
1.6%
Baptist
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored along New Hampshire's short but densely settled seacoast, this district recorded a D+9.9 margin in 2024, outpacing most of the state and reflecting the urbanizing pressure of Portsmouth-area growth on traditional Yankee swing territory.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 5th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,747, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,101 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, New Hampshire vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 11.9 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,499 votes cast, 13,500 went Democratic and 10,578 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, New Hampshire's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, New Hampshire as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, New Hampshire last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, New Hampshire?
State Senate District 5, New Hampshire has a population of 41,101 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 5, New Hampshire?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, New Hampshire is $86,747 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, New Hampshire?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.