New Hampshire's electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections 1789-2020
2016 election, both major candidates were split by just 0.37 percent of the popular vote. In the 2020 election, however, New Hampshire was won relatively comfortably by Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, with a seven percent margin in the popular vote.
The state of New Hampshire has taken part in every U.S. presidential election ever held, and has voted for the overall winning candidate on 44 occasions, giving a success rate of 75 percent. New Hampshire has awarded its allocation of electoral votes to major party candidates in every presidential election, voting for the Democratic nominee in 19 elections, and the Republican nominee in 29 elections. Although New Hampshire has voted blue in seven of the eight most recent elections, and most nearby states have been considered safely Democratic in these years; the Granite State is generally treated as a battleground state in each election cycle, and in the