On the trail: Is enthusiasm for first in the nation primary waning?
A New Hampshire primary voter leaves a polling location at the North Hampton Town Hall on Jan. 27, 2004. AP
Published: 2/26/2021 4:06:36 PM
A new survey suggests that support among Granite Staters for New Hampshire’s century old tradition of holding the first primary in the presidential nominating calendar may be slipping.
Sixty-three percent of state residents questioned in a new University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll say that it’s very or somewhat important to them that the state hold on to its first-in-the-nation primary status. But that’s down from 81% in a July 2008 UNH poll.