(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is leading the United States presidential race among Democratic Party supporters in the Granite State, according to a review of the last four publicly released voting intention surveys. 34.2 per cent of decided voters would support the New York senator in January's primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 32.4 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 21.6 per cent, followed by New Mexico governor Bill Richardson with 5.3 per cent, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich with 3.5 per cent, Delaware senator Joe Biden with 2.3 per cent, and Connecticut senator Chris Dodd with 0.6 per cent.

New Hampshire traditionally hosts the first presidential primary in the United States. Since 1952, 11 Republicans and eight Democrats have won the Granite State contest and later earned their party's presidential nomination. New Hampshire allows independent voters to take part in primaries.

In 2004, Massachusetts senator John Kerry won the Democratic New Hampshire primary with 38.4 per cent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean with 26.3 per cent, retired general Wesley Clark with 12.4 per cent, and Edwards with 12.1 per cent.

The Democratic New Hampshire primary will take place on Jan. 8, 2008.