New Hampshire is holding its first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday and GOP candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are facing off at the ballot box for a second time in the 2024 cycle following last week’s Iowa caucuses.
Here are key things to know about Tuesday’s contest:
Who can vote? New Hampshire has a semi-open election, meaning registered party members may only vote in their own party’s primary. Independents may vote in either primary. Unregistered voters may register on Election Day for either contest.
When do the polls close? Poll closing times vary throughout the state. Most close at 7 p.m. ET, but others close slightly later at 7:30 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET.
Delegates at stake:
- Republican: 22
- Democrat: 10, but they don’t currently have a compliant plan to allocate them. It comes after the Democratic National Committee told state Democrats that no delegates would be awarded based on their primary because it is non-compliant with the DNC’s revamped nominating calendar, which was announced nearly a year ago.
Remember: Both parties hold conventions in the summer where delegates technically select the nominee. The process and rules are different for each party, but the primaries are about winning enough delegates to secure the nomination.
The political landscape: Democrats typically run well in the towns along the Vermont border, including Hanover — home to Dartmouth — as well as in much of the southwestern part of the state. Democrats also have success around the state capital of Concord and in the Portsmouth area on the seacoast. Republicans perform well east of Manchester down to the Massachusetts border, where many of the towns function as outer suburbs of Boston. They also have success along the southern border in the western part of the state, as well as in much of the state north of Concord.
