Why They Really Moved It
Wrong demographics. Too independent.
Democrats sorted the country and called New Hampshire too white to vote first. Worse for them, 39.4% of our voters answer to no party at all.
We're going first anyway.
Unbought and unbossed.
Add your name to the Granite Staters Washington cannot deliver, count on, or push around.
They Know Exactly What They Threw Away
New Hampshire's own Democrats made the case perfectly. Their party heard it, voted the other way, and fined us for the trouble.
“Our small size means that actually meeting and talking to voters takes precedence over super PACs or mega-donor-fueled campaigns.”
Shaheen, Hassan, Pappas, Goodlander · July 24, 2026
“The most diverse calendar Democrats have ever had for an open nominating contest.”
DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee co-chairs
By their own reasoning, Democrats just chose super PACs and mega-donors over Granite Staters. An undeclared voter picks a ballot at the polling place, and no consultant in Washington can model around that. That independence is the whole problem.
39.4%
Undeclared voters — the largest bloc in New Hampshire since 2002.
377K
Granite Staters who answer to no political party at all.
106
Years of going first. The bosses do not get a vote on it.
They would rather manage voters than answer to them.
New Hampshire votes first in 2028. Add your name and stand behind it.
Sources
New Hampshire Secretary of State party registration, May 4, 2026. Joint statement of Sens. Shaheen and Hassan and Reps. Pappas and Goodlander, July 24, 2026. Statement of RBC co-chairs. Editorial, New Hampshire Union Leader.