New Hampshire turnout data show how the 2024 Republican primary compared to past elections

The New Hampshire Republican main on Tuesday had file turnout, as former President Donald Trump notched one other victory towards former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.  

New Hampshire’s open main permits for undeclared residents, who make up practically 40% of the state’s 873,000 registered voters, to forged their vote in both Republican or Democratic main. Having carved out a lane among the many state’s extra average voters within the state, Haley’s marketing campaign hoped for prime turnout amongst independents to propel her to victory towards the previous president. However Trump’s supporters proved loyal within the Granite State, heading off Haley’s newfound momentum in current weeks. 

Certainly, whereas about six in 10 independents backed Haley, in line with exit polls, she was much less aggressive amongst Republicans, successful a few quarter of their assist.

New Hampshire main voter turnout for 2024

In line with CBS Information tally, round 300,000 folks as of Wednesday morning had voted within the Republican main. That is larger than the file quantity who turned out in 2016, which the New Hampshire secretary of state had predicted heading into the competition.  

Heading into the day, some analysts warned that turnout might be decrease than anticipated as a result of small candidate area. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Remaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had all suspended their campaigns in current weeks, opening up a two-person race for the GOP nomination that got here unusually early within the main contest. 

However that did not cease the excessive variety of voters turning out to vote for the 2 remaining candidates. 

How does 2024 New Hampshire Republican turnout examine to earlier years?

This 12 months’s GOP main shattered earlier turnout information with greater than 300,000 votes anticipated. In 2016, the final aggressive Republican main, round 287,000 folks voted, in line with the secretary of state’s workplace, together with practically 255,000 voters within the Democratic main.

In 2020, round 300,000 voters forged a poll within the Democratic main, the place Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont noticed a victory, whereas practically 159,000 voted within the Republican main.

What number of delegates did Trump get in New Hampshire?

Within the Granite State’s GOP main, 22 delegates had been up for grabs, allotted proportionally based mostly on the statewide vote with a ten% threshold. Accordingly, Trump will decide up at the very least 12 delegates, whereas Haley will decide up at the very least 9, including to the 20 and eight delegates every respectively earned in Iowa. A candidate wants 1,215 delegates to seize the nomination.

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