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| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
| representative = [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]]
| party = Democratic
| residence = Manchester
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| percent urban = 69.55
| percent rural = 30.45
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| median income = $91,
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| percent hispanic = 4.3
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| percent other race = 0.6
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The district contains [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], New Hampshire's most populous city, and its immediate suburbs. Most of the district's population resides in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]], which includes much of the [[Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)|Seacoast Region]]. The northern part of the district in [[Belknap County, New Hampshire|Belknap]], [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll]], and [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]] counties are far more rural.
The district is home to the [[University of New Hampshire]], the state's largest university. Some of the largest employers in the district are [[Fidelity Investments]], [[J.Jill|J. Jill]], [[Elliot Hospital|Elliot Health System]], and [[University of New Hampshire|The University System of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Employers.jsp|url=https://www2.nhes.nh.gov/GraniteStats/SessionServlet?page=Employers.jsp&SID=10&state=000000&stateName=New%20Hampshire|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www2.nhes.nh.gov}}</ref> It is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]].
The district is one of seven with a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of EVEN, meaning that, overall, the district is relatively equal in terms of the number of people who vote for Democratic candidates versus Republican candidates. It was also identified as a presidential bellwether district by ''[[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]'', having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/districts-of-change-part-two-looking-beyond-the-straight-party-districts/|title=Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts}}</ref>
==History and composition==▼
▲==History and composition==
This district is competitive, with a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of EVEN. During the mid-2000s and the 2010s, the district was extremely competitive, having changed hands in five of the last eight elections, with an incumbent losing reelection each time. The streak was broken in 2020 when incumbent Democrat [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]] won reelection; he later won reelection again in 2022, becoming the first representative elected to a third consecutive term in the district since [[John E. Sununu]]. Since [[2000 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|2000]], the district has been a presidential bellwether, voting for the winner by narrow margins each time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/3/9/2019013/-Just-47-House-districts-flipped-in-the-last-three-presidential-elections-What-do-they-tell-us|title=Just 47 House districts flipped in the last three presidential elections. What do they tell us?}}</ref>
The district (2022–) includes:
* all of [[Belknap County, New Hampshire|Belknap County]], except the
* all of [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]], except the towns of [[Sandwich, New Hampshire|Sandwich]], [[Jackson, New Hampshire|Jackson]] and [[Albany, New Hampshire|Albany]]
* the communities of [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]], [[Goffstown, New Hampshire|Goffstown]], [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], and [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] in [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough County]]
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| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br/>January 3, 1963
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| [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire|
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| align=left | [[File:Chris Pappas, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br/>
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| [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire|Elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire|Re-elected in 2022]].
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=== 2018 ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district election<ref name="clerk2018">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]|access-date=April 27, 2019|date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]]|votes=155,884|percentage=53.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Eddie Edwards|votes=130,996|percentage=45.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Dan Belforti|votes=4,048|percentage=1.4}}
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=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 New Hampshire's 1st congressional district election<ref name="General2020">{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=William M. |author1-link=Bill Gardner (politician) |title=2020 General Election Results |url=https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/election-results/2020/general-election/ |website=New Hampshire Department of State |access-date=November 22, 2020 |date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]] (incumbent)|votes=205,606|percentage=51.32}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Matt Mowers|votes=185,159|percentage=46.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Zachary Dumont|votes=9,747|percentage=2.43}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]] (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 167,391
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