U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Hampshire's 2nd District
A district of about 701,000 people, 40% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+5.0 relative to the nation for president.
Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Where it sits among all 435 seats
Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Labels below the bar mark 1 other seat in New Hampshire.
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D+33.5 | No race | No race | No race |
| Governor | R+13.5 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. House | No race | D+11.7 | D+6.0 | D+20.4 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Hampshire. The black marker is NH-2.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 76% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
NY-1935% college gradsD+2.4Held DOR-5
39% college gradsD+8.6Held DNH-1
42% college gradsD+3.0Held DIA-3
37% college gradsR+3.5Flipped D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Maggie Goodlander (D)
2025– · Won 2024 by 6.0, 2026 by 20.4 - Ann M. Kuster (D)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 11.7
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)