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[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|A map of New Hampshire.]]
 
[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|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]]. Its largest city is [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and its capital is [[Concord]]. Its highest point is [[Mount Washington]], one of the windiest places on Earth.
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'''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.  A poor performance by a presidential candidate in New Hampshire renders it nearly impossible for him to win the nomination.
  
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 is counted on as a solid center-left state with Democrat majorities in government and the population has more registered Democrats than Republicans. It voted for [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential election and on June 3, 2009, the New Hampshire legislature passed a bill to make the state the sixth to allow [[gay marriage]].
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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.  
  
 
[[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.
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The state Constitution of New Hampshire, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''.  It says:
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:''Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his peers on, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession, sentiments, or persuasion; provided he doth not disturb the public peace or disturb others in their religious worship.''
  
 
==Politics==
 
==Politics==
New Hampshire is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections.
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New Hampshire is a [[swing state]] in presidential elections. By state law, it is the first state in the union to hold its [[primary election]] for [[President of the United States]] although the [[Iowa]] [[caucus]]es generally precede it. The village of [[Dixville Notch]], in the north of the state, is traditionally the first community to declare its result in the Presidential Election.
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==Elected Officials==
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===Federal===
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*Sen. [[Jeanne Shaheen]] (D)
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*Sen. [[Maggie Hassan]] (D)
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*Rep. [[Chris Pappas]] [D, NH–01]
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*Rep. [[Ann Kuster]] [D, NH–02]
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===Statewide===
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*Governor [[Chris Sununu]] (R)
  
 
==Notable residents==
 
==Notable residents==
 
* [[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.
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* [[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 ==
 
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* '''[[Free State Project]] of New Hampshire''' and its "[[vote with your feet]]" [[strategic relocation]] offshoot The [[Free State Wyoming]] Project
*[[State Governors]]
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* [[State Governors]]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:40, January 10, 2021

New Hampshire
Capital Concord
Nickname The Granite State
Official Language English
Governor Chris Sununu, R
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D
(202) 224-2841
[no contact info]
Senator Maggie Hassan, D
(202) 224-3324
[no contact info]
Population 1,366,667 (2020)
Ratification of Constitution/or statehood June 21, 1788 (9th)
Flag of New Hampshire Motto: Live Free or Die
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 Constitution of the United States of America. New Hampshire is best known for holding the 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. A poor performance by a presidential candidate in New Hampshire renders it nearly impossible for him to win the nomination.

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, Republicans 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.

The state Constitution of New Hampshire, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe. It says:

Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and reason; and no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his peers on, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession, sentiments, or persuasion; provided he doth not disturb the public peace or disturb others in their religious worship.

Politics

New Hampshire is a swing state in presidential elections. By state law, it is the first state in the union to hold its primary election for President of the United States although the Iowa caucuses generally precede it. The village of Dixville Notch, in the north of the state, is traditionally the first community to declare its result in the Presidential Election.

Elected Officials

Federal

Statewide

Notable residents

See also

References