New Hampshire's 4th State Senate district explained

State:New Hampshire
District:4
Chamber:Senate
Representative:David Watters
Party:Democratic
Residence:Dover
Democratic:34.8
Republican:25.1
Npp:40.1
Percent White:88.4
Percent Black:2.6
Percent Hispanic:2.9
Percent Asian:5.7
Population:55,132[1] [2]
Population Year:2019
Citizen Voting Age:41,610

New Hampshire's 4th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Democrat David Watters since 2012.[3]

Geography

District 4 is based in Strafford County, including Dover and the nearby towns of Barrington, Rollinsford, and Somersworth.[3] Between 2002 and 2012, the district included most of Belknap County and two towns in Strafford County.[4]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district.[5] It borders the state of Maine.[1]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[6]
2020PresidentBiden 60.7 – 37.4%
2016PresidentClinton 54.3 – 39.6%
2014SenateShaheen 58.1 – 41.9%
GovernorHassan 59.7 – 40.3%
2012PresidentObama 58.1 – 40.3%
GovernorHassan 61.3 – 35.8%

Historical election results

These results happened prior to 2012 redistricting, and thus were held under very different district lines.

2006

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 4, NH. Census Reporter. November 14, 2019.
  2. Web site: Party Registration/Names on Checklist History. New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Senator David Watters (D-Dover). New Hampshire State Senate. November 14, 2019.
  4. Web site: NH Senate Districts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605173720/http://www.sos.nh.gov/senate.htm. June 5, 2011.
  5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. November 14, 2019.
  6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. August 1, 2021.