New Hampshire State House District Merrimack 09

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-hd-609
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
609
Land Area
71.5 sq mi
Water Area
2.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State House District Merrimack 09

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Merrimack County71.47 sq mi100.0%7.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Contoocook CDP2.30 sq mi3.2%100.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 214,143100.0%2.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
11,197
Active Voters
11,197 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,78933.8%
Republican3,49031.2%
Unaffiliated3,91835.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,816 (25.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20249,761 (87.2%)3,117 (27.8%)4,153 (37.1%)
2021–20227,067 (63.1%)1,717 (15.3%)1,575 (14.1%)
2019–20209,012 (80.5%)4,295 (38.4%)2,232 (19.9%)
2017–20186,882 (61.5%)1,904 (17.0%)1,212 (10.8%)

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
14,372 (± 32)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$157,188 (± $13,886)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
59.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,21922.4%
18 to 648,48659.0%
65 and over2,66718.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2271.6%
White, not Hispanic13,36093.0%
Black, not Hispanic480.3%
Asian, not Hispanic580.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic660.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6134.3%

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
14,296
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
11,072

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic14,06898.4%
Hispanic2261.6%
White13,61595.2%
Black490.3%
Asian580.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,94298.8%
Hispanic1341.2%
White10,60695.8%
Black1241.1%
Asian1571.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native580.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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