Endorsement Alert: New Hampshire's Democratic Bench
New Hampshire's state legislature in probably the most democratic in the country. In a state with 1,359,711 people, the state House has 400 members, each one representing about, on average, 3,300 residents. Right now there are 233 Democrats and 165 Republicans and 1 independent. The members serve for 2 years-- and they get $200 for their term.The 25th district (Rockingham County) is in northern Portsmouth.