Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday won all five votes in the presidential election in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire town near the U.S.-Canadian border known for being one of the first places in which residents cast their ballots.
Eligible voters gathered in the “Ballot Room” at The Balsams resort shortly after midnight, CNN reported. The results were tallied and announced hours before anywhere else.
The minuscule township only had 12 residents as of the 2010 census.
A lifelong Republican named Les Otten cast the first vote in Dixville Notch and explained his decision to back the Democrat in a now-viral video, that quickly raked in more than 1.1 million views.
“I don’t agree with him on a lot of issues but I believe it’s time to find what unites us — not what divides us,” Otten said. “It’s time to rebuild the heart of what makes us a great country. That starts with electing leaders of character who are truthful and who will put the country’s welfare above all else and who will show respect for all people regardless of their gender, their race, their religion or their political beliefs.”
Lifelong #Republican Les Otten to Cast First Vote at Midnight in Dixville Notch for #Democrat @JoeBiden #ElectionDay #Election2020 #NHpolitics # pic.twitter.com/YakXzDMytr
— Dixville Vote (@DixvilleVote) November 2, 2020
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Biden wins vote in tiny Dixville Notch, NH https://t.co/M5NIOctnhH pic.twitter.com/kXBr3RwfYP
— The Hill (@thehill) November 3, 2020
In case you're wondering, Dixville Notch went Clinton 4, Trump 2, Johnson 1 in 2016.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 3, 2020
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