| State: | New Hampshire |
| District Number: | 1 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Chris Pappas |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Manchester |
| Percent Urban: | 69.55 |
| Percent Rural: | 30.45 |
| Population: | 697,780 |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $98,681[1] |
| Percent White: | 87.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.3 |
| Percent Black: | 1.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.5 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.8 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | EVEN[2] |
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 the district votes almost identically to the national electorate. 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]
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]
As of the 2021 redistricting cycle, the 1st district contains 74 municipalities.
Belknap County (9)
Alton, Barnstead, Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton, Laconia, Meredith, Sanbornton, Tilton
Carroll County (15)
Bartlett, Brookfield, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Hart's Location, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro
Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, Merrimack
Merrimack County (1)
Rockingham County (32)
Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Chester, Danville, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, Londonderry, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Nottingham, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham
Strafford County (13)
All 13 municipalities
Election results from presidential races:[6]
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 49% – Al Gore 46% | |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 51% – John Kerry 48% | |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 52.8% – John McCain 46.4% | |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 50.8% – Mitt Romney 49.1% | |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 47.5% – Hillary Clinton 45.9% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 52.2% – Donald Trump 46.2% |
Election results from statewide races:
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 53% – Ovide Lamontagne 44% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 51% – Walt Havenstein 49% | |
| Senate | Scott Brown 51% – Jeanne Shaheen 49% | ||
| 2016 | Governor | Chris Sununu 50% – Colin Van Ostern 45% | |
| Senate | Kelly Ayotte 49% – Maggie Hassan 47% | ||
| 2018 | Governor | Chris Sununu 55% – Molly Kelly 44% | |
| 2020 | Governor | Chris Sununu 67% – Dan Feltes 32% | |
| Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 56% – Corky Messner 42% | ||
| 2022 | Governor | Chris Sununu 58% – Tom Sherman 40% | |
| Senate | Maggie Hassan 53% – Don Bolduc 45% |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1847 | ||||||||
Amos Tuck | Independent | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected late on March 9, 1847. Re-elected late on March 13, 1849. Re-elected late on March 11, 1851. Lost re-election. | ||||
| Free Soil | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | ||||||
| Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | ||||||
| align=left | George W. Kittredge | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected late on March 8, 1853. Lost re-election. | |||
James Pike | Know Nothing | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected late on March 13, 1855. Re-elected late on March 10, 1857. Retired. | ||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||||
| align=left | Gilman Marston | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Elected late on March 8, 1859. Re-elected late on March 12, 1861. Retired to serve in the Union Army. | |||
| align=left | Daniel Marcy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected late on March 10, 1863. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Gilman Marston | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected late on March 14, 1865. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Jacob Hart Ela | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Elected late on March 12, 1867. Re-elected late on March 9, 1869. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Ellery Albee Hibbard | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected late on March 14, 1871. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | William B. Small | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected late on March 11, 1873. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Frank Jones | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Elected late on March 9, 1875. Re-elected late on March 13, 1877. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Joshua G. Hall | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Martin Alonzo Haynes | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Luther F. McKinney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Alonzo Nute | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. | |||
| align=left | Luther F. McKinney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. | |||
| align=left | Henry W. Blair | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Eugene Elliott Reed | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Cyrus A. Sulloway | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 11, 1917 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 11, 1917 – May 29, 1917 | ||||||
| align=left | Sherman Everett Burroughs | Republican | nowrap | May 29, 1917 – January 27, 1923 | Elected to finish Sulloway's term. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired and died before next term began. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 27, 1923 – March 3, 1923 | ||||||
| align=left | William Nathaniel Rogers | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1922. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Fletcher Hale | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – October 22, 1931 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | October 22, 1931 – January 5, 1932 | ||||||
| align=left | William Nathaniel Rogers | Democratic | nowrap | January 5, 1932 – January 3, 1937 | Elected to finish Hale's term. Re-elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Arthur B. Jenks | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – June 9, 1938 | Elected in 1936. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | Alphonse Roy | Democratic | nowrap | June 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | Successfully contested Jenks's election. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Arthur B. Jenks | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Chester Earl Merrow | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Louis C. Wyman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Joseph Oliva Huot | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Louis C. Wyman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when appointed. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | ||||||
| align=left | Norman D'Amours | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Bob Smith | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1985 – December 7, 1990 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 7, 1990 – January 3, 1991 | ||||||
| align=left | Bill Zeliff | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. | |||
| align=left | John E. Sununu | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Jeb Bradley | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Frank Guinta | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Elected in 2012. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Frank Guinta | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | Elected in 2014. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2016. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Chris Pappas | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |||