Voters in Dixville Notch favored Barack Obama over his Republican rival, John McCain, 15 to 6, in the first ballots cast in the 2008 Presidential election early today.
The town's 21 registered voters came out in cold weather to carry on the tradition of casting the nation's first votes just after midnight.
When the results were announced, the ballot room at Balsams hotel was resounding with thunderous applause.
Dixville Notch, in northern New Hampshire, incorporated just for voting purposes and has been casting the first ballots since 1960.
Andrew Bergh, a student at universisty of Franklin Pierce, said today's election result at Dixville Notcch is unexpected because this palace is Republicans' area. The result may be an indicator for Obama's victory.
Before the voting, Tillotson Thomas, the Moderator of the polling told Xinhua that according to media reports and Gallop polls, Obama is likely to win nationally, but it is still hard to say, because anything could happen till the last minute.
When asked about the racial issue, Thomas said, the problem is still there, racial prejudice sometime could impact the democratic process in the United States.
Uwe Roggenthien, General manager of Balsams Hotel, told Xinhua that the election situation seems in favoer of democrats because of the economic recession. He said, some people believe that the recession is brought by the Republicans, and they want changes.
But he said, "people will vote for what is right, what is best for the country, and what is best for the future."
Source:Xinhua
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