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{{USState
|name=New Hampshire
|name=New Hampshire
|flag=New_Hampshire_State_Flag.gif
|flag=Flag of New Hampshire.png
|motto=Live Free or Die
|motto=Live Free or Die
|nick=The Granite State
|nick=The Granite State
|capital=Concord
|capital=Concord
|language=English
|language=English
|governor=Maggie Hassan
|governor=Kelly Ayotte
|gparty=Democrat
|gparty=Republican
|senator2=Kelly Ayotte
|senator2=Maggie Hassan
|s2party=Republican
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=(202) 224-3324
|s2phone=(202) 224-3324
|s2email=no contact info
|s2email=no contact info
|s1phone=(202) 224-2841
|s1phone=(202) 224-2841
|s1email=no contact info
|s1email=no contact info
|population=
|population=1,366,667 (2020)
|date=June 21, 1788 (9th)
|date=June 21, 1788 (9th)
}}
}}
[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|A map of New Hampshire.]]
[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|A map of New Hampshire.]]
'''New Hampshire''' is an American state, and was one of the first 13 states. It was the 9th state to ratify the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States of America]]. '''New Hampshire is best known for holding the [[New Hampshire primary|first primary election for president]] in the nation, a position that it maintains every four years'''. Its largest city is Manchester and its capital is [[Concord]]. Its highest point is [[Mount Washington]], the highest point in [[New England]] at 6288' (1917m) and one of the windiest places on Earth.
'''New Hampshire''' is an American state, and was one of the first 13 states. It was the 9th state to ratify the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States of America]]. '''''New Hampshire is best known for holding the [[New Hampshire primary|first primary election for president]] in the nation (not a [[caucus]]), a position that it maintains every four years'''''. New Hampshire has 4 [[Electoral College]] votes and has gone [[Democrat]] in every presidential election since 2000.
New Hampshire had a fairly conservative foundation for example the "Live Free or Die" motto. The state has no personal [[income tax]] and no general [[sales tax]]. It is the first state to hold primary elections for US Presidential candidates. Recently, it was counted on as a solid center-left state with Democrat majorities in government and the population has more registered Democrats than Republicans. Its electoral votes went to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential election and on June 3, 2009, the New Hampshire legislature passed a bill which made it the sixth state to allow [[gay marriage]]. However, during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], [[Republican]]s won the U.S. Senate seat and both House seats, and gained clear majorities in both chambers of the State Legislature from the Democrats.
New Hampshire's largest city is Manchester and its capital is [[Concord]]. Its highest point is [[Mount Washington]], the highest point in [[New England]] at 6288' (1917m) and one of the windiest places on Earth. A poor performance by a presidential candidate in New Hampshire renders it nearly impossible for him to win the nomination. [[Donald Trump]] won its [[GOP]] primary by a landslide on January 23, 2024, despite many [[liberal]]s crossing over to vote for his opponent as New Hampshire allows independents to do.
New Hampshire had a fairly [[conservative]] foundation that includes its "Live Free or Die" motto. The state has no personal [[income tax]] (one of only nine states not to do so, and one of only two predominantly liberal states lacking such) and no general [[sales tax]]. It is the first state to hold primary elections for US Presidential candidates. Recently, it was counted on as a solid center-left state with Democrat majorities in government and the population has more registered Democrats than Republicans. Its electoral votes went to [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential election and on June 3, 2009, the New Hampshire legislature passed a bill which made it the sixth state to allow [[gay marriage]]. However, during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], [[Republican]]s won the [[U.S. Senate]] seat and both House seats, and gained clear majorities in both chambers of the State Legislature from the Democrats.
[[Dartmouth College]], the smallest of the [[Ivy League]] universities, is located in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]. Despite its small size, it is a full-scale university, with medicine, engineering and business schools.
[[Dartmouth College]], the smallest of the [[Ivy League]] universities, is located in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]. Despite its small size, it is a full-scale university, with medicine, engineering and business schools.
===Federal===
===Federal===
*Sen. [[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D)
*Sen. [[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D)
*Sen. [[Kelly Ayotte]] (R)
*Sen. [[Maggie Hassan]] (D)
*Rep. [[Carol Shea-Porter]] [D, NH-01]
*Rep. [[Chris Pappas]] [D, NH–01]
*Rep. [[Ann Kuster]] [D, NH-02]
*Rep. [[Maggie Goodlander]] [D, NH–02]
===Statewide===
===Statewide===
*Governor [[John H. Lynch]] (D)
*Governor [[Kelly Ayotte]] (R)
==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
[[File:Henry W. Blair LOC picture.png|thumb|right|180px|Portrait of [[Henry Blair]].]]
* [[Henry W. Blair]], Republican U.S. representative, senator, and member of the [[Half-Breed]] faction
* [[Dan Brown]], author of controversial novels, one of which, ''The [[Da Vinci Code]]'', made spurious claims attacking the Catholic Church.
* [[Dan Brown]], author of controversial novels, one of which, ''The [[Da Vinci Code]]'', made spurious claims attacking the Catholic Church.
* New Hampshire was the birthplace and home of President [[Franklin Pierce]].
* New Hampshire was the birthplace and home of President [[Franklin Pierce]].
* [[Gene Robinson]], the first openly homosexual [[bishop]] of an [[Episcopalian]] church, is the current bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire.
* [[Gene Robinson]], the first openly homosexual [[bishop]] of an [[Episcopalian]] church, is the former bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire.
* [[Alan Shepard]], [[astronaut]] - first American in space, commander of [[Apollo 14]], and one of the men who have walked on the [[Moon]].
* [[Alan Shepard]], [[astronaut]] - first American in space, commander of [[Apollo 14]], and one of the men who have walked on the [[Moon]].
* [[David Souter]], [[Associate Justice]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] 1990-2009, who switched positions from [[conservative]] to [[liberal]] early in his term on the bench.
* [[David Souter]], [[Associate Justice]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] 1990-2009, who switched positions from [[conservative]] to [[liberal]] early in his term on the bench.
== See also ==
==See also==
* '''[[Free State Project]] of New Hampshire''' and its "[[vote with your feet]]" [[strategic relocation]] offshoot The [[Free State Wyoming]] Project
* '''[[Free State Project]] of New Hampshire''' and its "[[vote with your feet]]" strategic relocation offshoot The [[Free State Wyoming]] Project
* [[State Governors]]
* [[State Governors]]
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:States of the United States]]
[[Category:States of the United States]]
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[[Category:Libertarianism]]
[[Category:Strategic Relocation]]
[[Category:Strategic Relocation]]