--- title: New Hampshire Primary: Watch Young Kids Weigh In description: Even if you're in primary school in New Hampshire, you've heard about the primary. canonical: https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/ author: Diane Tsai article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-09T23:50:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:50:31.759Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch New Hampshire Kids Weigh in on the Candidates og:description: Even primary school students know about the presidential primary. og:url: https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabbd77c61798f88b/69887cdbab6d7743506a8582/boy-jeb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Boy outside Jeb rally og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch New Hampshire Kids Weigh in on the Candidates twitter:description: Even primary school students know about the presidential primary. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabbd77c61798f88b/69887cdbab6d7743506a8582/boy-jeb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch New Hampshire Kids Weigh in on the Candidates by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/) and [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) Feb 9, 2016 11:50 PM UTC  Francesca Trianni for TIME by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/) and [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) Feb 9, 2016 11:50 PM UTC If you live in New Hampshire, chances are you’ve come across a presidential candidate—even if you’re not eligible to vote for another decade. TIME caught up with some kids at recent Granite State campaign events to hear their thoughts on the 2016 election.  New Hampshire 2016 Primary results -- 92% precincts reporting Some were well-versed in all the candidates. Others had a favorite, or at least knew who their parents’ favorite was. And some had a little trouble telling the candidates apart. But even if you are in primary school in New Hampshire, you know something about the primary. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/"},"headline":"Watch New Hampshire Kids Weigh in on the Candidates","datePublished":"2016-02-09T23:50:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:31.759Z","description":"Even if you're in primary school in New Hampshire, you've heard about the primary.","url":"https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/","keywords":["new hampshire","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabbd77c61798f88b/69887cdbab6d7743506a8582/boy-jeb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Diane Tsai","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Francesca Trianni","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabbd77c61798f88b/69887cdbab6d7743506a8582/boy-jeb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Boy outside Jeb rally","caption":"","creditText":"Francesca Trianni for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/new-hampshire/","name":"new hampshire"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4214840/new-hampshire-primary-kids/","name":"Watch New Hampshire Kids Weigh in on the Candidates"}}]}] ```