New Hampshire Electoral College Guide
New Hampshire casts 4 electoral votes in presidential elections. New Hampshire's 4 EV are competitive and have flipped multiple times. The 2000 election — where Bush won NH by 7,282 votes — determined the presidency.
Role in the Electoral College
New Hampshire's 4 EV are competitive and have flipped multiple times. The 2000 election — where Bush won NH by 7,282 votes — determined the presidency.
Electoral Vote History
Bush won NH in 2000 by 7,282 votes (Al Gore would have won the presidency without NH). Obama won in 2008; Trump narrowly lost in 2016 (Clinton +0.37%).
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). New Hampshire has 2 House seats + 2 senators = 4 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. New Hampshire’s 4 electoral votes represent 0.7% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. New Hampshire uses the winner-take-all system.