New Hampshire State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-012
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
168.4 sq mi
Water Area
4.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hillsborough County131.29 sq mi78.0%15.0%
Cheshire County37.11 sq mi22.0%5.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nashua city16.18 sq mi9.6%52.5%
Greenville CDP3.43 sq mi2.0%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 259,879100.0%8.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,256
Active Voters
43,256 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,22926.0%
Republican14,65533.9%
Unaffiliated17,37240.2%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,191 (12.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202437,325 (86.3%)7,381 (17.1%)15,869 (36.7%)
2021–202227,062 (62.6%)3,443 (8.0%)6,033 (13.9%)
2019–202032,815 (75.9%)12,396 (28.7%)8,792 (20.3%)
2017–201822,708 (52.5%)4,329 (10.0%)4,085 (9.4%)

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
60,310 (± 1,472)
Median Age
42.8
Median Household Income
$117,566 (± $8,279)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,86521.3%
18 to 6435,98059.7%
65 and over11,46519.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,2387.0%
White, not Hispanic47,90879.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,8283.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,1965.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3960.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7004.5%

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
58,120
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,554

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic54,41393.6%
Hispanic3,7116.4%
White48,37583.2%
Black1,4972.6%
Asian2,5344.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races900.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,15994.7%
Hispanic2,3945.3%
White38,99585.6%
Black1,3553.0%
Asian2,4005.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3550.8%
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).