Here Are 16 Towns to Watch as New Hampshire Results Come In

As results start to come in across the state Tuesday night, there are several places that could offer clues about how the race is unfolding for Nikki Haley and former President Donald J. Trump.

In New Hampshire, election results are reported by towns rather than counties. Here are 16 towns to keep tabs on:

These two purple towns between Nashua and Manchester are affluent suburbs that have been steadily growing since 2010 — and growing bluer too.

In Bedford, Mr. Trump won in 2016 by five points, but by 2020 the town had flipped, and Joseph R. Biden Jr. won by three. Independent swing voters who backed Mr. Trump in 2016 but favored Mr. Biden in 2020 will be an important contingent for Ms. Haley on Tuesday.

“She should do really well there. If Trump is holding his own there or even winning, then it will be a better night for him than polls are showing,” said Dante Scala, a political science professor at the University of New Hampshire who studies the state’s politics and has written about key places to watch.