Bernie Saunders wins a landslide 4-0 against Hillary Clinton in Dixville, New Hampshire

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Bernie Sanders won over all four Democrats in the tiny town of Dixville
John Kasich sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republican voters
The town has correctly predicted every Republic nominee since 1968
Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight
Sanders and Kasich won in Hart's Location, a town with 41 registered voters
Clinton and Cruz saw victory in Millsfield, where only 18 votes were cast

By Associated Press and Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com

Published: 00:49 EST, 9 February 2016 | Updated: 04:52 EST, 9 February 2016

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Bernie Sanders won a landslide victory in a tiny town with a population of nine, where the first ballots of the New Hampshire primary were cast early Tuesday.

Sanders won over all four Democratic voters in the tiny town of Dixville Notch, while John Kasich sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republicans.

Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight and close them as soon as all registered voters have cast their ballots.

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Bernie Sanders won a landslide victory in a tiny town with a population of nine, where the first ballots of the New Hampshire primary were cast early Tuesday

Bernie Sanders (left) won over all four Democratic voters in the tiny town of Dixville Notch, while John Kasich (right) sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republicans

Sanders and Kasich also won in Hart's Location, which has 41 registered voters this year. Sanders received 12 votes to Clinton's seven, and Kasich narrowly edged out Trump 5-4.

But in Millsfield, Clinton beat Sanders, 2-1, while Ted Cruz was the overwhelming Republican favorite with nine votes, followed by Trump's three.

And while midnight votes were cast in three locations, Dixville traditionally gets most of the spotlight due to its media-friendly setup at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel.

According to NPR, it also has the distinction of correctly predicting the eventual Republican nominee in every election since 1968. But of the presidential candidates, only Kasich has visited the town.

Located about 20 miles from the Canadian border, Dixville exists as a town only for voting purposes.

Almost all of its nine voters are employees of the hotel, which closed in 2011 but is currently undergoing a major overhaul under new owners.

Former owner Neil Tillotson started the midnight voting tradition in 1960, likely at the suggestion of a news photographer looking for an advantage in getting his pictures out to newspapers ahead of his rivals.

Jeff Stevens (center) casts the first vote shortly after midnight in the U.S. Presidential primary election at the Hale House at Balsams Hotel in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire

For many years, voters cast their ballots in individual booths in the hotel's posh ballot room. Because of the renovations, the nine current residents voted in another building on the property, the Hale House.

In 2012, there was a tie for first place on the Republican side, with Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman getting two votes apiece. All three Democrats voted for Obama.

Hart's Location, about 80 miles south of Dixville, first hosted midnight voting in 1948 but gave it up after the 1964 election when residents grew weary of the late hours and media frenzy every four years.

Energized with new blood, town residents revived the tradition in 1996.

Millsfield is also making a comeback this year, though it's unclear just when the town last voted at midnight or when its tradition started.

According to a 1952 article in Time magazine, eight residents voted at midnight during the general election that year. This year, there are 22 registered voters.