New Hampshire State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-016
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
135.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.79 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockingham County59.16 sq mi43.7%8.5%
Hillsborough County40.12 sq mi29.6%4.6%
Merrimack County36.06 sq mi26.6%3.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
South Hooksett CDP6.74 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Raymond CDP6.48 sq mi4.8%99.9%
Hooksett CDP5.40 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Goffstown CDP3.17 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Manchester city3.11 sq mi2.3%9.4%
Pinardville CDP1.66 sq mi1.2%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 157,841100.0%8.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
39,954
Active Voters
39,954 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,99925.0%
Republican14,95037.4%
Unaffiliated15,00537.6%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,954 (14.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202434,402 (86.1%)6,757 (16.9%)15,460 (38.7%)
2021–202222,179 (55.5%)3,265 (8.2%)6,489 (16.2%)
2019–202031,311 (78.4%)11,207 (28.0%)9,280 (23.2%)
2017–201821,708 (54.3%)4,717 (11.8%)4,547 (11.4%)

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
58,621 (± 948)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$115,313 (± $4,949)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,89316.9%
18 to 6437,89964.7%
65 and over10,82918.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,8033.1%
White, not Hispanic51,25687.4%
Black, not Hispanic8091.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3252.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3880.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9955.1%

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
58,049
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,153

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,28297.0%
Hispanic1,7673.0%
White52,24590.0%
Black8061.4%
Asian1,1912.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native820.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races4320.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,97697.6%
Hispanic1,1792.4%
White43,98091.3%
Black7011.5%
Asian1,5943.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2850.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4140.9%

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