Turnout tonight in some of New Hampshire’s biggest cities has handily surpassed 2016 numbers but fallen a little bit short of 2008 numbers. Looking at Manchester, Concord and Rochester, for example (where all of the vote is in), turnout this year is up 14.3 percent compared to 2016 and down 2.3 percent from 2008.
But, in the state’s five smallest cities (again, where all the vote is in), turnout this year was a lot less enthusiastic — up only 1.6 percent from 2016 and down 14.3 percent from 2008. More populated areas seeing a surge in turnout is consistent with what happened in Iowa last week and could speak to the continuing urbanization of the Democratic base.