State Senate District 6 State Senate District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 6th State Senate District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 81,0532024 5-year
Median household income: $89,5912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1896MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.5%	24,935	22,278	47,881
2020	D	+8.7%	24,457	20,472	45,877
2016	D	+2.2%	20,269	19,334	42,608
2012	D	+9.5%	21,515	17,719	39,926
2008	D	+15.5%	22,700	16,573	39,603
2004	D	+5.7%	19,536	17,407	37,272
2000	D	+2.4%	15,022	14,274	31,020
1996	D	+15.0%	14,016	9,955	27,020
1992	D	+5.9%	12,395	10,638	29,643
1988	R	−17.9%	9,671	13,950	23,927
1984	R	−30.3%	7,348	13,788	21,231
1980	R	−23.3%	6,440	11,265	20,703
1976	R	−6.1%	8,613	9,749	18,539
1972	R	−23.5%	6,972	11,308	18,448
1968	R	−4.9%	7,583	8,382	16,449
1964	D	+30.6%	10,653	5,659	16,313
1960	R	−4.0%	8,350	9,053	17,403
1956	R	−30.5%	5,425	10,185	15,615
1952	R	−16.9%	6,585	9,266	15,851
1948	R	−2.0%	6,536	6,799	13,440
1944	D	+8.6%	7,406	6,229	13,642
1940	D	+12.0%	7,668	6,025	13,693
1936	D	+7.7%	6,662	5,695	12,624
1932	D	+0.6%	6,110	6,034	12,185
1928	R	−20.3%	4,567	6,904	11,488
1924	R	−20.3%	3,963	6,068	10,353
1920	R	−22.0%	3,666	5,740	9,445
1916	R	−1.5%	2,573	2,653	5,291
1912	D	+5.3%	2,172	1,901	5,080
1908	R	−17.9%	2,146	3,119	5,422
1904	R	−17.4%	2,181	3,126	5,430
1900	R	−16.5%	2,309	3,252	5,711
1896	R	−43.7%	1,343	3,592	5,152
1892	R	−4.5%	2,710	2,970	5,782
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

21.9%

English

21.6%

French

11.3%

German

9.3%

Italian

8.4%

Scottish

4.1%

American

4.0%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

5.5%

65–74

5.9%

7.2%

55–64

7.3%

5.8%

45–54

5.9%

6.0%

35–44

5.9%

6.9%

25–34

6.2%

5.9%

18–24

6.6%

6.8%

5–17

6.4%

2.2%

2.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,591

State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 6$89,591

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 188.1%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.0%

Spanish1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.7%

Other Christian

4.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Baptist

1.1%

Methodist

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Hampshire 6th State Senate District in New England delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by six points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-one points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 81,053, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $89,591 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 6, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 47,881 votes cast, 24,935 went Democratic and 22,278 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 6, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, New Hampshire as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 6, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, New Hampshire voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 6, New Hampshire?

State Senate District 6, New Hampshire has a population of 81,053 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 6, New Hampshire?

Median household income in State Senate District 6, New Hampshire is $89,591 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of State Senate District 6, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 6th State Senate District delivered D+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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