New Hampshire State House District Merrimack 08

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-hd-608
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
608
Land Area
134.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.62 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State House District Merrimack 08

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Merrimack County134.59 sq mi100.0%14.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Henniker CDP1.42 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Warner CDP0.80 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Bradford CDP0.79 sq mi0.6%100.0%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NH District 210,784100.0%1.6%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
7,126
Active Voters
7,126 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,12329.8%
Republican2,29532.2%
Unaffiliated2,70838.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,576 (22.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20246,061 (85.1%)1,631 (22.9%)2,520 (35.4%)
2021–20224,235 (59.4%)876 (12.3%)975 (13.7%)
2019–20205,355 (75.1%)2,389 (33.5%)1,466 (20.6%)
2017–20183,941 (55.3%)972 (13.6%)720 (10.1%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 04/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
10,721 (± 180)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$95,817 (± $12,613)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 181,79616.8%
18 to 646,88764.2%
65 and over2,03819.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3853.6%
White, not Hispanic9,88592.2%
Black, not Hispanic550.5%
Asian, not Hispanic270.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3693.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
10,640
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
8,844

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic10,25596.4%
Hispanic3863.6%
White9,92793.3%
Black590.6%
Asian160.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic8,50696.2%
Hispanic3363.8%
White8,25593.3%
Black1291.5%
Asian410.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native820.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).