Sanders and Clinton
Sanders and ClintonReuters

A quiet northern town in New Hampshire has the distinction of being the first town to vote for the state primaries. Voting occurs at midnight and the small number of voters who are eligible to vote give the candidate who wins an entire day of leading in the polls for the state. 

Of the 9 registered voters in the town, the 4 democratic voters all voted unanimously for Bernie Sanders, the Senator from the neighboring state of Vermont. The five Republican voters split their votes with two going to Donald Trump and three going to Ohio Governor John Kaisch. 

A nearby town by the name of Millsfield also votes early. The results of registered voters there looked a bit different. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Republican vote with nine votes as opposed to the three garnered by Trump. Several other GOP candidates received one vote each. Hilary Clinton received two votes to beat Sanders, who received only one in the town.

Dixville Notch has held the tradition since the 1960's to cast their ballots at midnight, and under the eyes of excited journalists, announce the results immediately. And while the town has not been an accurate barometer with regard to who wins the state nomination, it does give a certain level of pride to the candidates.

In the 2008 election, Barak Obama won the town by a vote of 7-2 while Clinton went on to win the state. 

Tom Tillotson, the town moderator, has run the midnight voting for decades told CNN reporters that keeping the tradition alive is "fun". 

"This is an example of American democracy where 100% of the voters come out and vote," he said. "It's also a part of a primary process where it's sort of an endangered species where the candidates actually go out and talk to the voters, and anything we can do to keep that alive helps our political process."