New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district for New Hampshire

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers parts of Southern New Hampshire and the eastern portion of the state. The district contains parts of Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Grafton, and Belknap counties; and the entirety of Strafford and Carroll counties.

The district contains Manchester, New Hampshire's most populous city, and its immediate suburbs. Most of the district's population resides in Rockingham County, which includes much of the Seacoast Region. The northern part of the district in Belknap, Carroll, and Grafton counties are far more rural.

The district is home to the University of New Hampshire, the state's largest university. Some of the largest employers in the district are Fidelity Investments, J. Jill, Elliot Health System, and The University System of New Hampshire.^[3] It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Chris Pappas.

The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that, overall, the district is relatively equal in terms of the number of people who vote for Democratic candidates versus Republican candidates. It was also identified as a presidential bellwether district by Sabato's Crystal Ball, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.^[4]

History and composition

This district is competitive, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN. During the mid-2000s and the 2010s, the district was extremely competitive, having changed hands in five of the last eight elections, with an incumbent losing reelection each time. The streak was broken in 2020 when incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas won reelection; he later won reelection again in 2022, becoming the first representative elected to a third consecutive term in the district since John E. Sununu. Since 2000, the district has been a presidential bellwether, voting for the winner by narrow margins each time.^[5]

The district (2022–) includes:

• all of Belknap County, except the towns of Center Harbor and New Hampton
• all of Carroll County, except the towns of Sandwich, Jackson and Albany
• the communities of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, and Merrimack in Hillsborough County
• the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County
• all of Rockingham County, except the towns of Atkinson, Deerfield, Northwood, Salem, and Windham
• all of Strafford County

Election results from statewide races

Election results from presidential races:^[6]

Election results from statewide races:^[6]

List of members representing the district

Electoral history

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

2013–2023

See also

• United States portal

• New Hampshire's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

Notes

1. The previous senator Norris Cotton resigned after election and governor Meldrim Thomson appointed him to the vacant term. Wyman lost the special election.

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

1. "My Congressional District: Congressional District 1 (118th Congress), New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau.
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List".
3. "Employers.jsp". www2.nhes.nh.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
4. "Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts".
5. "Just 47 House districts flipped in the last three presidential elections. What do they tell us?".
6. "NH-SOS - NHSOS". sos.nh.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
7. "State of New Hampshire General Election Congressional District 1 2012". New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division. November 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
8. Scatterings votes are listed as they were reported to the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
9. "Representative in Congress - 2014 General Election". NH Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
10. "2016 General Election Information and Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State Elections Division. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
11. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
12. Gardner, William M. (November 19, 2020). "2020 General Election Results". New Hampshire Department of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
13. "2022 General Election Results". New Hampshire Department of State.

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