In the small town of Dixville Notch, residents have already cast their votes in the presidential election. The polling station on the US-Canada border was the first to open – with much media fuss, a tie between the two candidates was announced.
In the small community in northern New Hampshire, the polls opened and closed shortly after midnight (local time). A tradition that dates back to 1960, according to CNN. Although the city has four registered Republican voters, Donald Trump only managed to get three to vote. Three votes went to Democrat Kamala Harris. Voter turnout in the elections was 100 percent.
Shortly after the vote was cast, the ballots were counted and announced on a board. Because the village has so few inhabitants, there are more reporters than voters present at this media spectacle. The voting will be broadcast live.
In the last presidential elections, the result seemed even clearer: in 2020, the Democrat and later the American president received five votes, while his opponent Trump received none. However, no general conclusions can be drawn about the outcome of the election from the vote in Dixville Notch.
High turnout in elections ‘something special’
We are proud of the high turnout, as first voter Les Otten explained. “This is something special. Really,” says Otten. “This should happen in every community in the United States.” Even though he’s been “a Republican since he was 7,” he voted for Harris in this election.
Republican declares disgust for Trump
“Nowhere in the loyalty oath does it say anything about the fact that you have to swear loyalty to a person,” Otten explained his decision. “And I think Trump has ultimately made it clear that you have to pledge allegiance to him and only he can fix that, and that’s as undemocratic as I can understand.”
A New Hampshire law allows you to vote this early in the community: Cities with fewer than 100 residents can open their polls at midnight for primaries and later for presidential elections. Previously, this was intended to allow railway employees to sleep after voting so that they could be at work on time the next day.
The city thrives on tourism: it welcomes snowmobilers and cross-country skiers in the winter and golfers and hikers in the summer.
Source: Krone
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