New Hampshire State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-005
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
625.6 sq mi
Water Area
17.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Grafton County438.19 sq mi70.0%25.6%
Sullivan County165.03 sq mi26.4%30.7%
Merrimack County22.34 sq mi3.6%2.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lebanon city40.30 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Plymouth CDP5.87 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hanover CDP4.52 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Enfield CDP2.58 sq mi0.4%100.0%
New London CDP1.11 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Canaan CDP0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plainfield CDP0.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 258,966100.0%8.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,536
Active Voters
45,536 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,07639.7%
Republican9,01719.8%
Unaffiliated18,44340.5%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,396 (14.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202436,906 (81.0%)11,233 (24.7%)11,003 (24.2%)
2021–202224,924 (54.7%)6,843 (15.0%)3,553 (7.8%)
2019–202029,966 (65.8%)15,825 (34.8%)4,975 (10.9%)
2017–201821,672 (47.6%)5,562 (12.2%)2,286 (5.0%)

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
59,908 (± 553)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$103,627 (± $5,193)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,75714.6%
18 to 6437,95563.4%
65 and over13,19622.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6852.8%
White, not Hispanic51,32185.7%
Black, not Hispanic7501.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8644.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic150.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3900.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8424.7%

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
57,873
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
49,239

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,30997.3%
Hispanic1,5592.7%
White51,97289.8%
Black7061.2%
Asian1,9223.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races720.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,89997.3%
Hispanic1,3382.7%
White44,46990.3%
Black9121.9%
Asian1,9854.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4570.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races720.1%

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