A rural
New England state with a
libertarian streak dominated by moderate voters, New Hampshire had backed Republicans in most presidential elections since the party's formation in 1854 up until
1988, except for
Woodrow Wilson in
1912 and
1916;
Franklin D. Roosevelt in
1936,
1940 and
1944; and
Lyndon B. Johnson in
1964. Since the early
1990s, however, the state has begun to lean toward the Democrats at the federal level, with Democrats carrying the state by single digits in every presidential election since
1992 with the exception of
George W. Bush's narrow victory in
2000. A study by the Center for Election Innovation & Research in July 2024 found that New Hampshire is one of only three remaining states (along with Mississippi and Alabama) to offer no early in-person voting option for the 2024 general election. The state also requires an eligible reason to vote by mail. By tradition, since
1960, all eligible voters of
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire cast their votes at midnight on Election Day. Harris suffered a setback, earning 2.35% of the vote less than Biden did in 2020. She ceded ground in every county across the state, while Trump flipped three counties:
Carroll,
Rockingham and
Sullivan. He nonetheless became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying
Hillsborough County since
Richard Nixon in
1968. This is the first time since 2016 in which the state winner did not win a majority of the counties, Harris and Trump both won 5. Notably, on the same ballot, Republicans won the open
governor race and expanded their majorities in both state legislative chambers. The towns of
Acworth,
Berlin,
Claremont,
Francestown,
Freedom,
Greenfield,
Hart's Location,
Jaffrey,
Langdon,
Littleton,
Lyndeborough,
Martin's Location,
Nottingham,
Pembroke,
Shelburne,
Springfield,
Stratford,
Sullivan,
Swanzey,
Tamworth, and
Temple all flipped to Trump after either backing Joe Biden, yielding a tie, or recording no votes in 2020.
Success and
Wolfeboro both flipped to Harris after either backing Trump, yielding a tie, or recording no votes in 2020. ==See also==