State Senate District 13 State Senate District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 13th State Senate District, New Hampshire: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 7,2562024 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 1896MIT 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	+2.9%	2,021	1,907	3,990
2020	D	+7.6%	2,082	1,781	3,942
2016	R	−0.2%	1,695	1,702	3,645
2012	D	+1.1%	1,741	1,702	3,500
2008	D	+3.7%	1,784	1,654	3,468
2004	R	−2.9%	1,602	1,697	3,323
2000	R	−1.8%	1,321	1,373	2,821
1996	D	+8.1%	1,213	1,012	2,495
1992	R	−2.0%	995	1,049	2,686
1988	R	−31.3%	779	1,502	2,311
1984	R	−41.8%	567	1,386	1,961
1980	R	−32.3%	541	1,174	1,962
1976	R	−8.0%	775	912	1,717
1972	R	−30.1%	591	1,111	1,725
1968	D	+3.3%	773	722	1,569
1964	D	+34.3%	1,025	502	1,527
1960	D	+15.1%	887	654	1,541
1956	R	−11.0%	617	770	1,387
1952	D	+0.6%	711	702	1,414
1948	D	+19.1%	711	481	1,204
1944	D	+24.0%	720	441	1,161
1940	D	+23.8%	725	446	1,171
1936	D	+19.2%	596	396	1,041
1932	D	+16.2%	552	397	956
1928	D	+9.2%	501	416	920
1924	R	−14.3%	272	376	728
1920	R	−10.1%	319	392	720
1916	D	+4.7%	186	169	365
1912	D	+4.2%	152	136	379
1908	R	−17.7%	148	214	373
1904	R	−17.2%	150	214	373
1900	R	−19.9%	142	215	366
1896	R	−42.4%	84	223	328
1892	R	−5.6%	150	168	323
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 Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$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.

New Hampshire Senate District 13 sits close enough to the statewide median to make it a reliable bellwether, with a D+5.2 presidential margin in 2024 suggesting a modest but consistent lean in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in New Hampshire 13th State Senate 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 Senate District 13, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, New Hampshire voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,990 votes cast, 2,021 went Democratic and 1,907 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, 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 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 13, New Hampshire last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, New Hampshire voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, New Hampshire?

State Senate District 13, New Hampshire has a population of 7,256 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 13, New Hampshire?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, 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 Senate District 13, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 13th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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