HarrisDemocratic41.0%15,707TrumpRepublican57.3%21,934OtherAll other candidates1.7%646
R+16.3- Lead
- 6,227
- Total
- 38,287
- vs nation
- R+14.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic43.6%15,752TrumpRepublican54.8%19,791OtherAll other candidates1.7%597
R+11.2- Lead
- 4,039
- Total
- 36,140
- vs nation
- R+15.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.6%12,398TrumpRepublican56.5%18,658OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,957
R+19.0- Lead
- 6,260
- Total
- 33,013
- vs nation
- R+21.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic41.8%12,726RomneyRepublican56.7%17,253OtherAll other candidates1.5%464
R+14.9- Lead
- 4,527
- Total
- 30,443
- vs nation
- R+18.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic44.7%13,276McCainRepublican54.0%16,037OtherAll other candidates1.3%399
R+9.3- Lead
- 2,761
- Total
- 29,712
- vs nation
- R+16.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic44.2%12,254BushRepublican54.8%15,186OtherAll other candidates1.0%278
R+10.6- Lead
- 2,932
- Total
- 27,718
- vs nation
- R+8.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic42.4%9,995BushRepublican51.7%12,193OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,395
R+9.3- Lead
- 2,198
- Total
- 23,583
- vs nation
- R+9.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic43.3%8,711DoleRepublican42.6%8,566OtherAll other candidates14.1%2,844
D+0.7- Lead
- 145
- Total
- 20,121
- vs nation
- R+7.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 57,3952024 5-year
- Population density
- 319 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 180 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $117,4172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.8 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 22, NH · twin score 98.1
presidential history
Party record book
New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
55.1%
4,418 votes · D+10.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1888 · 46.3%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
75.9%
5,213 votes · R+51.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 72.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
15,752votes
43.6% of the vote · R+11.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 15,707 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
21,934votes
57.3% of the vote · R+16.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 19,791 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
−7.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+0.7 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · −8.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+43.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+49.6 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +41.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill GannonState Senate · 23
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+16.4, this district outpaces the state's competitive average by a wide gap, signaling a rural or exurban base where Republican candidates consistently outperform their statewide numbers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 57,395, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,417 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 22 and State Senate District 19.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 22
New Hampshire
98.1twin score
elasticity% unaffiliatedmedian income
State Senate District 19
New Hampshire
95.1twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian incomeIrish ancestry≠ median age
State Senate District 17
New Hampshire
94.9twin score
% unaffiliated% White% Evangelical
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,287 votes cast, 15,707 went Democratic and 21,934 went Republican.
When did New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District?
New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District has a population of 57,395 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District is $117,417 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire 23rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.