HarrisDemocratic42.6%15,322TrumpRepublican55.6%19,987OtherAll other candidates1.8%631
R+13.0- Lead
- 4,665
- Total
- 35,940
- vs nation
- R+11.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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New Hampshire 17th State Senate District
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
BidenDemocratic44.7%15,227TrumpRepublican53.1%18,076OtherAll other candidates2.2%748
R+8.4- Lead
- 2,849
- Total
- 34,051
- vs nation
- R+12.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic39.4%12,213TrumpRepublican53.6%16,626OtherAll other candidates7.0%2,169
R+14.2- Lead
- 4,413
- Total
- 31,008
- vs nation
- R+16.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic47.2%13,702RomneyRepublican51.0%14,803OtherAll other candidates1.8%514
R+3.8- Lead
- 1,101
- Total
- 29,019
- vs nation
- R+7.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic48.8%13,991McCainRepublican49.9%14,309OtherAll other candidates1.3%382
R+1.1- Lead
- 318
- Total
- 28,682
- vs nation
- R+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic46.9%12,797BushRepublican52.4%14,305OtherAll other candidates0.7%197
R+5.5- Lead
- 1,508
- Total
- 27,299
- vs nation
- R+3.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic43.9%9,981BushRepublican51.8%11,792OtherAll other candidates4.3%977
R+8.0- Lead
- 1,811
- Total
- 22,750
- vs nation
- R+8.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic47.6%9,310DoleRepublican42.7%8,356OtherAll other candidates9.6%1,884
D+4.9- Lead
- 954
- Total
- 19,550
- vs nation
- R+3.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 55,9652024 5-year
- Population density
- 137 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 410 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $105,2092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50.7 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 23, NH · twin score 94.9
presidential history
Party record book
New Hampshire 17th 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
56.9%
6,027 votes · D+13.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 48.8%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
75.3%
7,692 votes · R+50.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 71.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
15,322votes
42.6% of the vote · R+13.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 15,227 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
19,987votes
55.6% of the vote · R+13.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 18,076 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
James M. Cox1920
−1.0pts D vs U.S.
Place R+27.2 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · −3.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+40.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.1 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +36.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RHoward PearlState Senate · 17
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.
New Hampshire 17th State Senate District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.0 points.
A population of 55,965, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,209 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 23 and State Senate District 8.
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 23
New Hampshire
94.9twin score
% unaffiliated% White% Evangelical
State Senate District 8
New Hampshire
94.4twin score
% unaffiliated12-yr trend% White
State Senate District 16
New Hampshire
93.0twin score
% unaffiliatedFrench ancestryIrish ancestry
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 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Hampshire 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 13.0 points (R+13.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,940 votes cast, 15,322 went Democratic and 19,987 went Republican.
When did New Hampshire 17th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Hampshire 17th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Hampshire 17th State Senate District?
New Hampshire 17th State Senate District has a population of 55,965 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Hampshire 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Hampshire 17th State Senate District is $105,209 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Hampshire state median is $99,031.
What is the political history of New Hampshire 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Hampshire 17th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.