From CIRCLE, the youth vote increased in the New Hampshire primary to 43% of eligible voters 30 and under, up from 18% in 2004 and 28% in 2000 based on exit polls conducted in the state. That numbers equates to 84,232 young people or 16% of the overall vote.

Specifically young people represented 18% of the total Democratic vote and 14% of the overall Republican vote.

For Democrats young people between the ages of 18-24 went 60% for Senator Obama compared to 22% for Senator Clinton and 9% for former Senator Edwards. Meanwhile young people between the ages of 24-30 spread 37% for Clinton, 35% for Obama and 18% for Edwards.

Check out the CIRCLE page for more information.

For the Republicans young people between the ages of 18-24 went 27% for John McCain and then spread 19% for Ron Paul, 17% for Mitt Romney and 15% for Mike Huckabee. Meanwhile young people between the ages of 24-30 went 37% for John McCain, 33% for Mitt Romney, 15% for Ron Paul and 15% for Mike Huckabee.

From MSNBC

“In the modern primary era, this is the first four-way split in Iowa and New Hampshire in the Republican and Democratic races. In other words, there is no precedent for what’s taken place in this election — not in the generation since Iowa and New Hampshire have mattered together. Since 1976, when there have been winners in all four states, there has never been four different candidates who have won these two states.”

It is almost impossible to convey just how wrong everyone, including me, got it wrong in New Hampshire. Just dead wrong! Goes to show what any of us know.

When it comes to Senator Clinton I have to say this. I have never seen anyone take such a massive beating in the press, on the blogs, by her opponents, by the people themselves showing up to boo and protest, than she took after Iowa. When people asked me what the signifigance was going to be from Iowa I did not say it was delegates, I did not say it was a sense of the electorate, I did not say it was anything substantial when it comes to voting. I said it would be the media that would go on to crown the winner the victor and pummel the opposition. Boy was that an understatement.

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Dems - 81% Reporting
39% Clinton, 37% (WINNER) Obama, 17% Edwards, 5% Richardson

Reps - 72% Reporting
37% McCain (WINNER), 32% Romney, 11% Huckabee, 9% Giuliani, 8% Paul

8:12PM EST: Update: CNN Projects John McCain wins the Republican New Hampshire Primary

8:01 PM EST: Update: CNN Projects John Edwards will be in 3rd based on real votes coming in and exit polls. Obama & Clinton fighting for first place.

Best Source, Politico not only has the results automatically updated but a BEAUTIFUL map with county breakdowns.

“I’m going to New Hampshire and I am going to tell them the truth!”

CNN is now projecting John McCain is the winner of the New Hampshire Primary.
FOX News also projects John McCain the winner.
NBS also projects.