New Hampshire State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nh-sd-017
State
New Hampshire
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
409.7 sq mi
Water Area
9.91 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Hampshire State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Merrimack County241.27 sq mi58.9%25.9%
Rockingham County125.41 sq mi30.6%18.0%
Belknap County43.06 sq mi10.5%10.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Suncook CDP3.72 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Loudon CDP1.81 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pittsfield CDP1.68 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Tilton Northfield CDP1.05 sq mi0.3%33.5%

Showing all 4 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 245,82181.9%6.7%78.1%
NH District 110,14418.1%1.5%21.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,283
Active Voters
41,283 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,02921.9%
Republican16,33039.6%
Unaffiliated15,92438.6%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,811 (18.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,927 (87.0%)7,168 (17.4%)16,782 (40.7%)
2021–202223,098 (56.0%)3,092 (7.5%)6,983 (16.9%)
2019–202032,190 (78.0%)10,848 (26.3%)10,016 (24.3%)
2017–201821,823 (52.9%)3,966 (9.6%)4,398 (10.7%)

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
56,957 (± 251)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$105,209 (± $3,850)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,61220.4%
18 to 6434,55060.7%
65 and over10,79519.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6232.8%
White, not Hispanic52,34391.9%
Black, not Hispanic4550.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2630.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic790.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic700.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1083.7%

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
56,320
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,752

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic54,82297.3%
Hispanic1,4982.7%
White52,89893.9%
Black3140.6%
Asian1770.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander750.1%
Two or More Races2020.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,85698.0%
Hispanic8922.0%
White42,65795.3%
Black2290.5%
Asian4130.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2720.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander770.2%
Two or More Races2020.5%

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