Politics

A new Granite State Poll, a States of Opinion Project, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll shows that a majority of Granite Staters support capping annual school budget increases to the rate of inflation—a central provision of HB 675, the Property Tax Relief Act, which cleared the House Finance Committee last month.

Within hours of her campaign’s announcement, a series of posts appeared on 𝕏 from a range of right-leaning or pro-Trump accounts. Each post praised Girard in nearly identical language, describing her as a “Trump Republican,” “America First patriot,” or “warrior” while declaring that “Congress is broken, but Liz can fix it.”

A rare public split has emerged in New Hampshire’s most prominent Democratic family after Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and her daughter, congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen, took opposing stances on the deal to reopen the federal government.

New Hampshire’s voter-registration rolls have shifted steadily toward Republicans since 2018 — a trend that may give the GOP a structural advantage heading into the 2026 election cycle, helping cushion the state against the kind of national “blue wave” swings that have undermined Republicans in other states.

While Democrats scored decisive victories in the New Jersey and Virginia governor’s races, New Hampshire Republicans delivered a rare pushback against the national trend, notching key wins across the state that stood out as one of the GOP’s few bright spots this cycle.

New Hampshire Democrats, already the smallest of the state’s major political groups, have seen their ranks shrink faster than anyone else — a troubling sign in a state where even a handful of votes can swing major outcomes.

New Hampshire Democrats are advancing several proposals that would expand and raise the state’s Meals and Rooms Tax, including a controversial measure to apply the tax to certain motor vehicles — a move critics say amounts to a direct tax hike on New Hampshire's families.

Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s political standing in New Hampshire remains largely unchanged, according to new data from the Granite State Poll, a States of Opinion Project, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.