As the circus descends on the Granite State, voters will have the chance to make or break prospective campaigns in what is the first presidential primary of the season. New Hampshire, a mixed primary where independent voters can vote alongside registered party members, is a wildcard state, and one where the establishment takes a backseat to the underdog.
Trump, reeling from his second-place finish a week ago, is still expected to dominate the New Hampshire primary on the Republican side, although not as strong as originally anticipated. Behind him is an entirely different story, however, with a statistical four-way tie between Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz.
On the Democratic side, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is posed to defeat Hillary Clinton with a confident margin. While his lead has dwindled following a razor-thin loss to Clinton, New Hampshire’s independent attitude and natural reception to Sanders’ message will unquestionably carry him through the evening.
However, politicos don’t need to wait until this evening to get a taste of the New Hampshire primaries. Under New Hampshire law, any community with under 100 residents is eligible to open its polls at midnight and close them when all possible votes have been cast- as early as a whole six hours before the rest of the state.
Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, two townships barely large enough to fill a classroom, have benefited from this law for decades, being quixotic places of interest for many presidential campaigns. Dixville Notch, touting its status as “First in the Nation” is the more famous of the two, but Hart’s Location has also been participating in the abridged voting process since 1948. This year, these two communities will be joined by a third, Millsfield, as well.
DIXVILLE NOTCH REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS
- John Kasich – 3 votes – 60%
- Donald Trump – 2 votes – 40%
- All Others – 0 votes
DIXVILLE NOTCH DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS
- Bernie Sanders – 4 votes – 100%
- Hillary Clinton – 0 votes – 0%
- All Others – 0 votes
MILLSFIELD REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS
- Ted Cruz – 9 votes – 50%
- Donald Trump – 3 votes – 16.6%
- Marco Rubio – 1 vote – 5.5%
- John Kasich – 1 vote – 5.5%
- Jeb Bush – 1 vote – 5.5%
- Chris Christie – 1 vote – 5.5%
- Carly Fiorina – 1 vote – 5.5%
- Rand Paul – 1 vote – 5.5%
- All Others – 0 votes
MILLSFIELD DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS
- Hillary Clinton – 2 votes – 66.6%
- Bernie Sanders – 1 vote – 33.3%
- All Others – 0 votes
HART’S LOCATION REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS
- John Kasich – 5 votes – 35.7%
- Donald Trump – 4 votes – 28.6%
- Chris Christie – 2 votes – 14.3%
- Ben Carson – 1 vote – 7.1%
- Jeb Bush – 1 vote – 7.1%
- Marco Rubio – 1 vote – 7.1%
- All Others – 0 votes
HART’S LOCATION DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS
- Bernie Sanders – 12 votes – 57.1%
- Hillary Clinton – 7 votes – 33.3%
- Mark Stewart Greenstein – 2 votes – 9.5%
- All Others – 0 votes
REPUBLICAN EARLY VOTING PRIMARY RESULTS
- Ted Cruz – 9 votes – 24.3%
- Donald Trump – 9 votes – 24.3%
- John Kasich – 9 votes – 24.3%
- Chris Christie – 3 votes – 8.1%
- Marco Rubio – 2 votes – 5.4%
- Jeb Bush – 2 votes – 5.4%
- Ben Carson – 1 vote – 2.7%
- Carly Fiorina – 1 vote – 2.7%
- Rand Paul – 1 vote – 2.7%
- All Others – 0 votes – 0%
DEMOCRATIC EARLY VOTING PRIMARY RESULTS
- Bernie Sanders – 17 votes – 60.7%%
- Hillary Clinton – 9 votes – 32.4%
- Mark Stewart Greenstein – 2 votes – 7.1%
- All Others – 0 votes
Jordan Willow Evans 