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(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire Secretary of State) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2019 est. 1,359,711 Total Registration, Nov. 2020 1,119,232 > Dem. 347,828 (31.08%) Rep. 333,165 (29.77%) Undeclared 438,239 (39.16%) New Hampshire has: 10 counties. Largest counties: Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Strafford, Grafton. Largest cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord. Government
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| Legislation and Litigation On July 17, 2020 Gov. Sununu signed HB 1266 into law, "making temporary modifications to the absentee voter registration, absentee ballot application, and absentee voting processes in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease." On Aug. 11, 2020 American Federation of Teachers, assisted by Democracy Docket, filed a lawsuit focused on six aspects of absentee registration and voting. In an Oct. 2 ruling, NH Superior Court Judge N. William Delker issued a preliminary injunction on some claims and dismissed others. (1, 2) Also note, on Oct. 29, 2020 the New Hampshire AG and SOS issued General Pre-Election Guidance to election officials. (1, 2) 814,499 total ballots were cast of which 260,217 (31.9%) were absentee. |
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Overview:
After
Hillary Clinton's 0.37 percentage point margin in 2016,
New Hampshire was a battleground state again. Looking back to the Feb. 11 FITN primary, New Hampshire produced Biden's worst showing of his primary campaign, fifth place and 8.36% of the vote. In June, July and August, the Trump campaign did in-person events, phone banking and door knocking while the Biden campaign remained in virtual mode. The pace picked up in the closing months, but neither Joe Biden nor Kamala Harris set foot in the state; instead there were several visits by Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff and other surrogates such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. On the Republican side, candidates and surrogates did more visits. Trump's first rally after the convention was in Londonderry, and the campaign did a flurry of events in late October. Spending on advertising told a different story, as Biden and allies far outspent Trump and allies. The final result in 2020 was nowhere near as close as in 2016; Biden-Harris defeated Trump-Pence by a plurality of 59,277 votes (7.35 percentage points), carrying eight of 10 counties, all except Belknap and Coos. Democrats also retained the U.S. Senate seat and two U.S. House seats. Republicans, meanwhile, achieved great success at the state level, re-electing the governor, and gaining control of the legislature and Executive Council. Trump | Biden || visits || advertising || R | D. BALLOT [PDF] |
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on checklist (registered voters): Undeclared 387,626,
Democratic 324,608, Republican 305,542.
Total 1,017,773. |
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| Democrats Sanders 76,384 (25.60%), Buttigieg 72,454 (24.28%), Klobuchar 58,714 (19.68%), Warren 27,429 (9.19%), Biden 24,944 (8.36%)... Total 298,377. details 33 Delegates: 16 District, 5 At-Large, 3 PLEO and 9 Unpledged. |
Republicans Trump 129,744 (84.41%), Weld 13,844 (9.01%)... Total 153,711. |
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| Clinton 38.86% |
Clinton 49.32% |
Bush 48.07% |
Kerry 50.25% |
Obama 54.13% |
Obama 51.98% |
Clinton 46.83% |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 1,042,102. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 71.4%. |
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Overview:
New
Hampshire, a battleground state, produced the second
closest result in the presidential election after
Michigan; Clinton/Kaine prevailed with a plurality of
2,736 votes (0.37 percentage points). Trump
carried six counties, including narrowly the largest,
Hillsborough Co., to four counties for
Clinton. New Hampshire also saw the closest U.S.
Senate race in the country and a competitive race for
Governor. Voters had already seen plenty of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the primary campaign through candidate visits, organizing and ads. In addition Hillary Clinton was familiar from campaigns going back to her husband's 1992 primary run. Perhaps for that reason, the Democratic principals made fewer visits to the Granite state than did Trump and Pence. General Election Visits Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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Population*: 1,013,741. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 70.9%. 718,700 total ballots were cast of which 88,014 (12.2%) were absentee. Registration: Rep. 273,675 (30.21%) Dem. 250,358 (27.63%) Undecl. 381,924 (42.16%) Total 905,957 (includes 99,299 Election Day registrations) |
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2012 Overview Both candidates were well known to New Hampshire voters. In particular, former Gov. Mitt Romney could count the Granite State as one of his home states; he owns a home on Lake Winipesaukee, had waged two primary campaigns here, and served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts. When the votes were counted Obama/Biden prevailed with a plurality of 39,643 votes (5.58 percentage points). Obama carried seven counties to three for Romney (Rockingham, Belknap and Carroll). General Election Details Obama | Romney BALLOT [PDF] |
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997,247. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 71.3%. 719,403 total ballots cast of which 72,264 (10.0%) were absentee. Registration: Rep. 280,507 (29.27%) Dem. 282,421 (29.46%) Undecl. 395,600 (41.27%) ...Total 958,528 (includes 76,755 Election Day registrations) |
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2008 Overview By Nov. 2008 Democrats had obtained a slight voter registration edge over Republicans. Both the major candidates were certainly well known to New Hampshire voters. Noteworthy among the visits were Obama's June 27 unity rally with Hillary Clinton in Unity and McCain's sentimental town hall meeting in Peterborough on Nov. 2. Obama/Biden prevailed with a plurality of 68,292 votes (9.61 percentage points), carrying all 10 counties. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Eligible Population*:
956,422. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 70.9%. 686,089 total ballots cast of which 62,059 (9.0%) were absentee. Registration: Rep. 266,770 (31.17%) Dem. 228,766 (26.73%) Undecl. 360,325 (42.10%) ...Total 855,861 (includes 94,431 Election Day registrations). |
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2004 Overview New Hampshire was one of the much-watched battleground states. It was the only state to flip from red to blue, as Kerry gained a plurality of 9,274 votes (1.37 percentage points) over Bush. Kerry finished ahead in six counties (Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford, and Sullivan) to Bush's four (Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, and Rockingham). (detailed results) Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 General Election Details |
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Voting Eligible Population*: 890,622. 578,656 total ballots cast of which 45,225 (7.8%) were absentee. Registration: Rep. 301,844 (35.2%) Dem. 224,295 (26.2%) Undecl. 328,556 (38.4%) ...Total 854,695 (includes 65,428 Election Day registrations). |
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2000 Overview Gov. Bush was thumped by Sen. McCain in the Feb. 1 New Hampshire Republican primary, but he rebounded in the Nov. general election, carrying this battleground state with a plurality of 7,211 votes (1.27 percentage points). Bush won 6 of the state's 10 counties. In the most populous county, Hillsborough (includes Manchester), Bush finished 3,024 votes ahead of Gore. Gore fared best in Cheshire county (Keene) and Strafford county (Rochester and Dover) and narrowly won Merrimack and Grafton counties. Nader's 22,198 vote showing may have tipped the balance to Bush. General Election Activities |
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