HarrisDemocratic55.0%4,507TrumpRepublican43.4%3,555OtherAll other candidates1.6%135
D+11.6- Lead
- 952
- Total
- 8,197
- vs nation
- D+13.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12
Contests in this Place (47 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
BidenDemocratic56.0%4,373TrumpRepublican42.1%3,285OtherAll other candidates2.0%154
D+13.9- Lead
- 1,088
- Total
- 7,812
- vs nation
- D+9.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic48.7%3,412TrumpRepublican44.3%3,100OtherAll other candidates7.0%492
D+4.5- Lead
- 312
- Total
- 7,004
- vs nation
- D+2.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.5%3,898RomneyRepublican42.2%2,961OtherAll other candidates2.3%159
D+13.4- Lead
- 937
- Total
- 7,018
- vs nation
- D+9.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic58.8%4,114McCainRepublican39.9%2,787OtherAll other candidates1.3%91
D+19.0- Lead
- 1,327
- Total
- 6,992
- vs nation
- D+11.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.9%3,931BushRepublican42.7%2,999OtherAll other candidates1.4%101
D+13.3- Lead
- 932
- Total
- 7,031
- vs nation
- D+15.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic49.9%3,023BushRepublican40.4%2,446OtherAll other candidates9.7%586
D+9.5- Lead
- 577
- Total
- 6,055
- vs nation
- D+9.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic51.3%2,806DoleRepublican30.7%1,677OtherAll other candidates18.0%985
D+20.6- Lead
- 1,129
- Total
- 5,468
- vs nation
- D+12.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 14,2232024 5-year
- Population density
- 832 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 17.1 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $80,2872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District Merrimack 08, NH · twin score 96.9
presidential history
Party record book
New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 · 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
68.5%
2,111 votes · D+36.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 59.4%
Republican
William McKinley1896
64.6%
641 votes · R+36.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 60.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
4,507votes
55.0% of the vote · D+11.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 4,373 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
3,555votes
43.4% of the vote · D+11.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,285 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
John Kerry2004
+15.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+13.3 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +14.3 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+30.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+36.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1912 · +13.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBillie ButlerState House · Strafford 12
DJohn StoneState House · Strafford 12
DMyles EnglandState House · Strafford 12
DWayne PearsonState House · Strafford 12
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.
Strafford 12 covers University of New Hampshire territory, and its D+11.6 presidential margin in 2024 reflects the outsized influence of student and academic-community voters in a district of just over 14,000 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 36.9 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.6 points.
A population of 14,223, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,287 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District Merrimack 08 and State House District 133.
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 Merrimack 08
New Hampshire
96.9twin score
elasticity% unaffiliatedpopulation scale
State House District 133
Maine
91.5twin score
elasticity% Evangelicalpopulation scale
State House District Strafford 15
New Hampshire
91.5twin score
% unaffiliatedelasticity% Evangelical≠ 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 Strafford 12 vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 voted Democratic by 11.6 points (D+11.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,197 votes cast, 4,507 went Democratic and 3,555 went Republican.
When did New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12?
New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 has a population of 14,223 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 Strafford 12?
Median household income in New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 is $80,287 — 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 Strafford 12?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire State House District Strafford 12 from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.