Jeanne Shaheen
State of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Senate Intelligence
Shaheen’s New Hampshire is a classic Yankee swing-state coalition: affluent, aging, highly educated, and still intensely competitive despite a modest D+7 lean. After 17 years in the Senate, she has anchored Democrats with a pragmatic, national-security-forward brand that fits a state with 7.6% veterans, a $99,031 median income, and a politics-first electorate that rewards competence over ideology. The real tension is cost pressure inside relative prosperity—high home values and an older population create openings on health care, energy costs, and workforce issues, while the state’s independent streak punishes partisan overreach.
Her retirement turns a personality-driven hold into a true contest in a state with a 93% competitiveness score. Expect a crowded succession fight between establishment Democrats trying to preserve Shaheen’s pragmatic lane and Republicans arguing the seat is more elastic without her incumbency. The next senator could be less institutionally focused and more openly ideological, but any durable winner will still need to speak to moderates, veterans, and suburban homeowners, not just the party base.
Economic & Demographic Snapshot
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.
New Hampshire State Demographics
Median Age 43.3 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 72.8% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 40.6% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 4.5% (vs 12.4%) · Income $99,031 (vs $37,585)
Age Distribution
Skews older than the national average (median age 43.3 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 60–69 at 14.8%.
Race & Ethnicity
White residents are the largest group at 87.9%.
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.
Education
40.6% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, above the 33.7% national average. 16.1% hold a post-graduate degree.
Income Distribution
Median household income is $99,031, well above the $37,585 national median.
Housing
Homeownership at 72.8% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $1,491. Median home value is $402,500.
How People Get to Work
Car-dependent: 72% drive alone to work. Average commute is 26.7 minutes.
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