State Senate District 17 State Senate District (NH) — Elections 1876–2024

New Hampshire 17th State Senate District, New Hampshire: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+46 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 103,4192024 5-year
Median household income: $108,5882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−0.3%	31,536	31,699	64,143
2020	D	+4.2%	32,012	29,385	62,560
2016	R	−3.1%	25,950	27,740	57,354
2012	D	+1.9%	27,367	26,314	54,462
2008	D	+5.9%	28,181	24,991	53,620
2004	R	−1.1%	25,127	25,687	51,235
2000	R	−2.3%	19,932	20,932	42,964
1996	D	+9.2%	18,144	14,756	36,985
1992	R	−0.4%	15,017	15,178	39,698
1988	R	−26.3%	11,827	20,445	32,712
1984	R	−37.7%	8,502	18,850	27,449
1980	R	−30.0%	7,409	15,446	26,787
1976	R	−14.3%	9,790	13,135	23,332
1972	R	−32.3%	7,396	14,563	22,197
1968	R	−17.7%	7,532	10,942	19,285
1964	D	+19.2%	10,732	7,282	18,014
1960	R	−22.8%	6,999	11,128	18,127
1956	R	−45.6%	4,359	11,659	16,022
1952	R	−37.0%	5,158	11,217	16,375
1948	R	−21.4%	5,366	8,318	13,790
1944	R	−8.1%	6,296	7,405	13,702
1940	R	−3.6%	6,812	7,315	14,127
1936	R	−6.7%	6,174	7,069	13,417
1932	R	−8.3%	5,784	6,831	12,674
1928	R	−28.6%	4,342	7,827	12,199
1924	R	−29.9%	3,516	6,658	10,515
1920	R	−24.3%	3,808	6,279	10,151
1916	R	−1.2%	2,759	2,827	5,679
1912	D	+1.0%	2,164	2,111	5,507
1908	R	−20.2%	2,140	3,275	5,621
1904	R	−22.8%	2,156	3,471	5,762
1900	R	−19.5%	2,363	3,541	6,048
1896	R	−40.8%	1,477	3,720	5,502
1892	R	−2.4%	2,821	2,965	5,909
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

22.8%

English

18.8%

Italian

11.1%

French

10.5%

German

8.6%

American

4.5%

Polish

2.3%

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: 44.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

6.1%

65–74

6.5%

7.8%

55–64

8.1%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

6.5%

35–44

6.2%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

3.9%

18–24

3.7%

7.0%

5–17

6.8%

2.3%

2.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$108,588

State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 17$108,588

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

6.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.2%

Working age (18–64)5.9%

Seniors (65+)7.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.7%

Spanish1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.7%

Other Christian

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Baptist

1.3%

Methodist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Hampshire 17th State Senate District in New England delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by zero 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 nineteen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 103,419, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $108,588 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, New Hampshire vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 17, New Hampshire voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,143 votes cast, 31,536 went Democratic and 31,699 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 17, New Hampshire's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 17, New Hampshire last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, New Hampshire voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 17, New Hampshire?

State Senate District 17, New Hampshire has a population of 103,419 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 17, New Hampshire?

Median household income in State Senate District 17, New Hampshire is $108,588 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.

What is the political history of State Senate District 17, New Hampshire?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, New Hampshire from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Hampshire 17th State Senate District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

Key facts

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