POLL: Will NH Primary Results Impact Your Vote?

New Hampshire voters are headed to the polls today to vote in the Republican presidential primary and choose the GOP candidate they'd like to see face off against President Barack Obama in this fall's election.

As the first primary in the nation, New Hampshire's primary will be closely watched to see which candidates having surging support and which candidates are falling behind.

The caucus in Iowa slimmed down the potential Presidential nominations with Michele Bachmann dropping out the race after getting just 5 percent of the vote (6,073 ballots).

Mitt Romney took the caucus with a needle-thin win over Rick Santorum, gathering just eight more ballots. Romney had 24.6 percent of the vote (30,015 ballots) with Santorum in a surprising second with 24.5 percent (30,007 ballots).

Both Ron Paul and Newt Gingrinch continue to nip at their heels, however. Paul got a respectful 21.4 percent of the vote (26,219 ballots) with Newt providing a bigger gap at 13.3 percent (16,251 ballots).

Rick Perry managed only 10.3 percent (12,604 ballots) with Jon Huntsman getting hardly any support at all with just .6 percent of the vote (745 ballots).

So Melrose Patch wants to hear from Melrose Republicans and independents who plan to vote in the Massachusetts primary on March 6: will the outcome of the New Hampshire primary impact your vote? Would you change your vote to support another candidate who's more likely to win the nomination? Or would you still vote for your candidate, if still in the race, even if he's unlikely to win the nomination?

Take our poll and explain your answer in the comments below.