NEW : The results -- six votes for Obama , 15 for Al Gore . the White House , New Hampshire , residents cast the first votes on Election Day . The town , home to around 75 residents , has opened its polls shortly after midnight each election day since 1960 , drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known . Voters began casting their ballots at 12 a.m. Tuesday morning . The town has hardly been a reliable bellwether for picking the president .
NEW : The results -- six votes for Obama , 15 for Al Gore . the White House , New Hampshire , residents cast the first votes on Election Day . Voters began casting their ballots at 12 a.m. Tuesday morning . The town has hardly been a reliable bellwether for picking the president .