New Hampshire State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-002
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
460.6 sq mi
Water Area
54.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Belknap County226.04 sq mi49.1%56.3%
Grafton County143.60 sq mi31.2%8.4%
Carroll County90.88 sq mi19.7%9.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Laconia city19.84 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Meredith CDP2.92 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Ashland CDP1.33 sq mi0.3%100.0%
New Hampton CDP1.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Belmont CDP1.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Center Sandwich CDP0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 141,57273.6%6.0%38.2%
NH District 214,87626.4%2.2%61.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
42,651
Active Voters
42,651 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,20523.9%
Republican16,34738.3%
Unaffiliated16,09937.7%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,734 (11.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202436,553 (85.7%)7,475 (17.5%)16,927 (39.7%)
2021–202224,223 (56.8%)3,903 (9.2%)8,654 (20.3%)
2019–202032,411 (76.0%)11,525 (27.0%)9,915 (23.2%)
2017–201822,549 (52.9%)4,794 (11.2%)4,629 (10.9%)

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
57,645 (± 456)
Median Age
49.0
Median Household Income
$87,208 (± $5,187)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,91217.2%
18 to 6433,20657.6%
65 and over14,52725.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4352.5%
White, not Hispanic52,95191.9%
Black, not Hispanic4250.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7041.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3460.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7513.0%

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
57,036
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,154

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic55,62397.5%
Hispanic1,4072.5%
White53,75894.3%
Black4770.8%
Asian5831.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races270.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,14097.8%
Hispanic1,0162.2%
White44,87995.2%
Black4100.9%
Asian6161.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2040.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races140.0%

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