Tie between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

There was a tie for the presidency in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each receiving three votes in the first vote on Election Day.

Voting in the township began at midnight Tuesday and all six residents voted on who would become the next president of the United States, according to the New Hampshire Secretary of State's website.

Dixville Notch is a remote unincorporated community in New Hampshire, approximately 10 miles east of Vermont.

The polling stations close when “everyone has voted.”

All six residents of the community gathered at midnight local time. Three voted for Harris and three for Trump, reflecting narrow poll forecasts for the election.

The community has one more person registered to vote than in 2020, when it only had five residents.

When can the rest of New Hampshire vote?

New Hampshire voting times vary by city or town.

In Concord, the state capital, voting will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., while in Eaton people can cast their ballots from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the secretary of state's website says.

In Millsfield, about 5 miles southeast of Dixville, voting will also take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m

Click here to view polling times for a specific area of the state.

Split voting is different from the primary vote

While the election was split 50/50, the primary election had a different result.

In the 2024 presidential primary, all six residents voted for presidential candidate Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate and former ambassador to the United Nations.

A tradition going back decades

The midnight tradition began in 1960.

According to CBS News, voting began at midnight in Dixville Notch as Neil Tillotson led a successful campaign with the New Hampshire Legislature to have the town recognized as a separate voting district.

“It's an unincorporated community and at that point it had no authority to do anything,” Tom Tillotson, Neil's son and current town anchor, told the network. “They got together, nine people, and voted at midnight,” Tillotson said. “I don’t think there was much press coverage the first year… but that’s where the tradition started.”

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