New Hampshire primary 2024: Trump projected to win, Haley vows to fight on

Trump and Biden had strong showings in the first-in-the-nation primary.

Last Updated: January 23, 2024, 8:18 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump will win the 2024 New Hampshire GOP primary, ABC News projects. As of 10 p.m. Eastern, Trump was ahead by less than 10 percentage points. While that represents a slight overperformance of polling for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, even a close loss is a big hit to her prospects, as she had staked her campaign on a strong performance in the Granite State. Haley spoke shortly after the projection to emphasize that "this race is far from over," while Trump (and his allies) amped up calls for her to drop out.

ABC News has also projected that President Joe Biden will win the Granite State's Democratic primary. A comfortable write-in victory for him despite not even being on the ballot is a good sign for the incumbent.

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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Jan 23, 2024, 8:17 PM EST

What do the early returns say about where Trump's doing especially well?

There are now enough towns where more than 95 percent of the expected vote is in, so we can start to look at the characteristics of the towns where Trump is doing especially well relative to his performance in 2016. The answer: towns that have lower fractions of college-educated voters, but also towns with higher per capita incomes. Farmington, New Hampshire — a town near along the New Hampshire-Maine border — is the town where Trump is overperforming the most so far given the town's demographics.

—Dan Hopkins, 538 contributor

Jan 23, 2024, 8:14 PM EST

Trump wins New Hampshire, ABC News projects

ABC News projects that Trump will win the New Hampshire Republican primary. He currently leads Haley 53 percent to 46 percent with 15 percent of the expected vote reporting. And based on where ballots remain to be counted, I'd expect that margin to widen.

—Nathaniel Rakich, 538

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump cheer at his primary night party, Jan. 23, 2024, in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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Jan 23, 2024, 8:13 PM EST

A 10-point gender gap for Trump in New Hampshire

According to preliminary exit polls, Trump is doing about 10 points better with men than women in New Hampshire. In earlier primary polls, he was running more evenly, or better, with women. With Ramaswamy and DeSantis out of the race (and their endorsement of Trump), Trump likely picked up more support from male voters.

Meredith Conroy, 538 contributor

PHOTO: A woman distributes campaign posters for former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump before the start of the South Dakota Republican Party's Monumental Leaders rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, Sept. 8, 2023.
A woman distributes campaign posters for former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump before the start of the South Dakota Republican Party's Monumental Leaders rally at the Ice Arena in Rapid City, South Dakota, Sept. 8, 2023.
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Jan 23, 2024, 8:11 PM EST

Associated Press: Trump wins

The first major news organization — the Associated Press — has called the New Hampshire Republican primary for Trump. Our colleagues at the ABC News decision desk, however, have not yet made a projection.

—Nathaniel Rakich, 538

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