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Breaking Down the House: An Interactive Demographic Map of the N.H. Legislature

How many retirees represent Merrimack County in the Legislature? What percentage of state reps are under the age of 35? And how does the State House's male/female ratio vary by political party?

The makeup of the New Hampshire House of Representatives has a major impact on daily life in the state. After all, these are the people who make the laws that govern us.

You can get to know your lawmakers a little better (and maybe understand why they vote the way they do) with our interactive graphic below. Click on any category to see how things break down across the 400-member House. 

Please note that these numbers are accurate as of February 2017, with so many seats, the House can change a lot over the course of two years.

Interactive: Click on the demographic filter you'd like to view

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Sara has been a part of NHPR since 2011. Her work includes data visualizations, data journalism, original stories reported on the web, video, photos and illustrations. She is responsible for the station's visual style and print design, as well as the user experience of NHPR's digital platforms.
Hannah McCarthy first came to NHPR an intern in 2015, returned as a Fellow the following year and then bounced around as a reporter and producer before landing as co-host of Civics 101. She has reported on everything from the opioid epidemic to State House politics to haunted woods of New Hampshire.
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