New numbers out of New Hampshire show that many in the Granite State have started making up their minds about how they will vote for in the state's presidential primary. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Democratic presidential hopefuls, are coming closer on the polls while Republicans struggle to shine.

A new WMUR/CNN poll shows Sen. Sanders is closing the gap between him and Clinton among Democratic primary voters. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, surveyed 1,010 people and among the likely Democratic primary voters Clinton still remained in the number one position with 43 percent believing she should be the party's first choice. However, Sen. Sanders was only eight points behind with 35 percent. None of the other Democratic candidates or potential candidates broke past 10 percent.

Sen. Sanders' rise in the polls could coincide with a continued importance on the economy among New Hampshire voters. Though it has declined in importance from 35 percent in February to 24 percent in June, the economy remains the top issue for New Hampshire Democratic primary voters.

Sen. Sanders has built his campaign on his views on economic inequality and reform in various areas of the country.

His favorability rating of 66 percent is even closer to Clinton's 74 percent and she also enjoys the rank of top unfavorable Democratic candidate with 11 percent. Yet, the former secretary of state continues to lead.

Among Republicans, however, the race remains uneven with Jeb Bush leading in the polls in the same survey. Sixteen percent of primary voters in the state opted to vote for Bush. The next choice was Donald Trump with 11 percent.

However, when asked about whom they favor the most, Bush had a 50 percent while Trump only 38 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio also from Florida came the closest to Bush with 49 percent but only six percent would vote for him if the primary election happened today.

The New Hampshire primary is the second in the country and it is slated to happen in early February 2016.