Dartmouth residents will head to the polls Tuesday along with thousands of other Americans to cast ‘Super Tuesday’ ballots in a presidential primary that has been anything but predictable.

Polls will open in Dartmouth on March 1 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Massachusetts, along with nine other states in the nation, will be holding primaries for both political parties on March 1, a day known as Super Tuesday. The day is significant because it’s the single largest opportunity for both parties to pick up delegates needed for the White House.

According to the latest town data (from 2014), 22,893 of Dartmouth’s 32,881 residents are registered voters. Dartmouth is 36.9 percent Democrat and 9.7 percent Republican. A little over half of the town’s eligible voters are unaffiliated with either party.

In Massachusetts, an unenrolled voter can declare a party when checking in at the polls. The voter can then vote in that party’s primary. The voter will still maintain his or her unenrolled status for future elections.

Last August during the first Republican debate, there were more candidates in the race than available space on the stage.

“We’re excited that there are that many folks who threw their hat in the ring,” said Janine Simmons, chair of the Dartmouth Republican Town Committee.

She said her committee, which has about 20 members, is largely split on which candidate to support on Super Tuesday, but the group is paying special mind to immigration reform and the economy.

Bob Gauvin, a Dartmouth Republican who is supporting Senator Marco Rubio, said his industry, manufacturing, has hit hard times.

“It’s going through a recession right now. The economy never fully recovered,” said Gauvin. “Even though unemployment is ‘below five percent,’ a lot of people who lost their jobs never went back to work.”

Troy Tufano, former chair of the Dartmouth Democratic Town Committee, said he’s backing Sanders this Super Tuesday. He likes that Sanders has “been part of the establishment but has been able to separate himself to become the Democratic version of the anti-establishment candidate.”

Tufano has been especially focused on healthcare this election. He supports a single-payer healthcare system.

“Even though Hillary supports what Obama has put forward, I think Bernie will take it to the next level,” said Tufano.

For Leslie Lawrence, who’s volunteering with the Hillary Clinton campaign, the driving force for her this primary season has been experience.

“As a former secretary of state, senator, First Lady of the United States and Arkansas, and a practicing lawyer, no one in this race is more qualified to be president than Hillary. Her experience aside, her friends and family say she’s never forgotten where she came from or who she’s been fighting for.”

Lawrence described Clinton as a lifelong advocate for equal rights and human rights, and that’s the kind of person whom she wants to see take the White House. Lawrence also believes Clinton outshines Sanders in foreign policy and national security.

“Certainly her situation as secretary of the state puts her far ahead of Bernie in terms of her ability,” she said.

Brock Cordeiro, a 37-year-old who’s supported the Republican party since he was a teenager, believes Senator Ted Cruz is the most conservative candidate on the ticket who’s the most electable. An active voter his entire adult life, Cordeiro stressed the importance of getting out to vote.

“[Super Tuesday] is an opportunity to have a great impact upon the future of both parties, whether you’re on the Republican ballot or the Democratic ballot,” he said.

There are nine voting precincts in town, and residents can find which precinct they belong to by going to the town’s official website. Polling locations for the Town of Dartmouth are as follows:

• Precinct 1 – Dartmouth Bible Church, 52 Morton Avenue
• Precinct 2 – Smith Mills Church Hall, 11 Anderson Way
• Precinct 3 – Dartmouth Bible Church, 52 Morton Avenue
• Precinct 4 – The Cedars, 628 Old Westport Road
• Precinct 5 – Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road
• Precinct 6 – Senior Center, 628 Dartmouth Street
• Precinct 7 – DYAA - Crapo Field, 225 Russells Mills Road
• Precinct 8 – Southworth Library, 732 Dartmouth Street
• Precinct 9 – Fire #2 Engine House, 1100 Russells Mills Road