New Hampshire State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-003
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
1,310.1 sq mi
Water Area
61 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Carroll County840.99 sq mi64.2%90.2%
Grafton County258.57 sq mi19.7%15.1%
Coos County159.43 sq mi12.2%8.9%
Strafford County51.12 sq mi3.9%13.9%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wolfeboro CDP7.86 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Conway CDP7.05 sq mi0.5%100.0%
North Conway CDP6.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lincoln CDP2.69 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sanbornville CDP1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Melvin Village CDP1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bartlett CDP1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Suissevale CDP1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Center Ossipee CDP1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Milton Mills CDP0.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Milton CDP0.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Union CDP0.31 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 12 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 153,15993.1%7.7%57.3%
NH District 23,9316.9%0.6%42.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
46,601
Active Voters
46,601 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,87523.3%
Republican17,15736.8%
Unaffiliated18,56939.8%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,974 (12.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202439,308 (84.4%)7,675 (16.5%)17,633 (37.8%)
2021–202227,213 (58.4%)4,080 (8.8%)8,080 (17.3%)
2019–202034,702 (74.5%)12,245 (26.3%)9,987 (21.4%)
2017–201824,165 (51.9%)5,138 (11.0%)5,049 (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
58,010 (± 435)
Median Age
53.3
Median Household Income
$86,196 (± $4,484)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,95715.4%
18 to 6432,29155.7%
65 and over16,76228.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9811.7%
White, not Hispanic54,41593.8%
Black, not Hispanic3280.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6961.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1470.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic820.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3612.3%

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
57,723
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,822

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,74398.3%
Hispanic9801.7%
White54,94795.2%
Black3220.6%
Asian6301.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1490.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races550.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic48,11898.6%
Hispanic7041.4%
White46,76695.8%
Black3610.7%
Asian5211.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4180.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races540.1%

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