Dixville Notch, an isolated village located in New Hampshire’s northeast corner, will begin voting at the stroke of 12 a.m. Tuesday, and the ballots won’t take long to tally: Dixville Notch only has about 20 registered voters.

The town, home to around 75 residents, has opened its polls shortly after midnight each election day since 1960, drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known — although since 1996, another small New Hampshire town, Hart’s Location, reinstated its practice from the 1940s and also opens its polls at midnight.

Obama supporters, brace yourselves, you’re not going to win Dixville Notch. But don’t fret, it’s no bellwether for this nation as a whole — the area always leans Republican. Then again, if these 20 voters kick the trend and vote Obama over McCain, it might just say something about how bad McCain’s day will be in the 24 hours that follow. I’ll have the results @ 1AM for the junkies…

And since Hart’s Location wants to play ball, we’ll post their results as well.

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