HarrisDemocratic39.3%1,566TrumpRepublican58.7%2,339OtherAll other candidates2.0%78
R+19.4- Lead
- 773
- Total
- 3,983
- vs nation
- R+17.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
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
BidenDemocratic43.8%1,570TrumpRepublican54.4%1,947OtherAll other candidates1.8%65
R+10.5- Lead
- 377
- Total
- 3,582
- vs nation
- R+15.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.0%1,321TrumpRepublican53.4%1,854OtherAll other candidates8.6%300
R+15.3- Lead
- 533
- Total
- 3,475
- vs nation
- R+17.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic43.9%1,469RomneyRepublican53.8%1,800OtherAll other candidates2.4%79
R+9.9- Lead
- 331
- Total
- 3,348
- vs nation
- R+13.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.6%1,536McCainRepublican52.1%1,753OtherAll other candidates2.3%76
R+6.4- Lead
- 217
- Total
- 3,365
- vs nation
- R+13.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic40.1%1,383BushRepublican58.6%2,019OtherAll other candidates1.2%43
R+18.5- Lead
- 636
- Total
- 3,445
- vs nation
- R+16.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic32.5%978BushRepublican60.3%1,814OtherAll other candidates7.1%215
R+27.8- Lead
- 836
- Total
- 3,007
- vs nation
- R+28.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic35.8%930DoleRepublican52.2%1,356OtherAll other candidates12.0%311
R+16.4- Lead
- 426
- Total
- 2,597
- vs nation
- R+24.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 6,6172024 5-year
- Population density
- 31 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 215 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $77,7942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70.4 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District Grafton 11, NH · twin score 96.4
presidential history
Party record book
New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5 · 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
Barack Obama2008
45.6%
1,536 votes · R+6.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 44.5%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
85.2%
1,576 votes · R+70.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 83.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,570votes
43.8% of the vote · R+10.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,566 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
2,339votes
58.7% of the vote · R+19.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 2,019 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
Barack Obama2008
−13.7pts D vs U.S.
Place R+6.4 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · −13.7 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+67.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+43.0 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +60.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMarie BjelobrkState House · Grafton 5
RRick LaddState House · Grafton 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 60.5%2,355 | 39.5%1,539 | 3,894 |
With roughly 6,600 residents spread across a sparsely populated corner of western New Hampshire, Grafton 05 delivered a 19.6-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the strong conservative lean common to the state's rural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.4 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.4 points.
A population of 6,617, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,794 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District Grafton 11 and State House District Strafford 01.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District Grafton 11
New Hampshire
96.4twin score
median agepopulation scale% unaffiliated
State House District Strafford 01
New Hampshire
96.1twin score
12-yr trendelasticitypopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District Grafton 01
New Hampshire
95.7twin score
elasticity% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ median age
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 State House District Grafton 5 vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5 voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,983 votes cast, 1,566 went Democratic and 2,339 went Republican.
How many people live in New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5?
New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5 has a population of 6,617 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5?
Median household income in New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5 is $77,794 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire State House District Grafton 5 from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.