| State: | New Hampshire |
| District Number: | 2 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Annie Kuster |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Hopkinton |
| Percent Urban: | 48.32 |
| Percent Rural: | 51.67 |
| Population: | 691,308 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $88,494[1] |
| Percent White: | 87.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.3 |
| Percent Black: | 1.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | D+2[2] |
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western, northern, and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster.
The district is classified by the Census Bureau as a majority-rural district, with 51.67% of its population residing in rural areas.[3] The district is home to Dartmouth College, the state's second-largest college, and all three of its representatives since 1995 (Charles Bass, Paul Hodes, and Annie Kuster) have been Dartmouth alumni. Some of the largest employers in the district are Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Southern New Hampshire Health System, and BAE Systems.
The district (2022-) includes:
Until 1847, New Hampshire's representatives were elected at large, from the entire state, and not from districts. Districts began being used in the 1846 elections. Until the 1878 elections, New Hampshire elected its members of the United States House of Representatives in March of the odd-numbered years. That would be too late for the beginning of the March 4 term, but the first session of the House typically didn't start until December; so, a March election wasn't a problem.
Historically, the second district has had strong Republican leanings, having voted Republican 71 times and Democrat only 15. The district has leaned Democratic in congressional races since 2006, and in presidential races since 2000.
Election results from presidential races:[4]
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Al Gore 48% - George W. Bush 47% | |
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 47% | |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 56% – John McCain 43% | |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 54% – Mitt Romney 45% | |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 49% - Donald Trump 46% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 54% – Donald Trump 45% |
Election results from statewide races:
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 56% - Ovide Lamontagne 41% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Maggie Hassan 54% - Walt Havenstein 46% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 54% – Scott Brown 46% | |
| 2016 | Governor | Colin Van Ostern 48% - Chris Sununu 47% | |
| 2016 | Senate | Maggie Hassan 49% – Kelly Ayotte 47% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Chris Sununu 51% – Molly Kelly 48% | |
| 2020 | Governor | Chris Sununu 63% – Dan Feltes 35% | |
| 2020 | Senate | Jeanne Shaheen 57% – Corky Messner 40% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Maggie Hassan 54% – Don Bolduc 44% |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1847 | ||||||||
| align=left | Charles H. Peaslee | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | Elected late on March 9, 1847. Re-elected late on March 13, 1849. Re-elected late on March 11, 1851. Retired. | |||
| align=left | George W. Morrison | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected late on March 8, 1853. Lost re-election. | |||
Mason Tappan | Know Nothing | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected late on March 13, 1855. Re-elected late on March 10, 1857. Re-elected late on March 8, 1859. Retired. | ||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | ||||||
| align=left | Edward H. Rollins | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 | Elected late on March 12, 1861. Re-elected late on March 10, 1863. Re-elected late on March 14, 1865. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Aaron Fletcher Stevens | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Elected late on March 12, 1867. Re-elected late on March 9, 1869. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Newell Bell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected late on March 14, 1871. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Austin F. Pike | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected late on March 11, 1873. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Newell Bell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected late on March 9, 1875. Retired. | |||
| align=left | James F. Briggs | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | Elected late on March 13, 1877. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Ossian Ray | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Jacob H. Gallinger | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Orren C. Moore | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Warren F. Daniell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Henry Moore Baker | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Frank Gay Clarke | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – January 9, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired and died before next term began. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 9, 1901 – March 3, 1901 | ||||||
| align=left | Frank Dunklee Currier | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913 | 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 | Raymond Bartlett Stevens | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Edward Hills Wason | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Charles W. Tobey | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Foster Waterman Stearns | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Sherman Adams | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. | |||
| align=left | Norris Cotton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – November 7, 1954 | Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 7, 1954 – January 3, 1955 | ||||||
| align=left | Perkins Bass | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | James Colgate Cleveland | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Judd Gregg | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire. | |||
| align=left | Chuck Douglas | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991 | Elected in 1988. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Dick Swett | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Charles Bass | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Paul Hodes | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Charles Bass | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Ann McLane Kuster | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – present | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. | |||