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The Free State Project is a movement of liberty-minded people concentrating in New Hampshire to build a freer future together.
Some come for the politics. Some come for the community. Some want greater independence, more opportunity, or the chance to live among people who take liberty seriously. Thousands are already building the Free State.
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The Strategy: Concentrate Liberty
The Free State Project began with an ambitious question: What if liberty-minded people stopped being scattered across the country and concentrated in one place?
People who share an interest in greater personal and economic freedom can accomplish more when they live near one another, form relationships, build institutions, and work together.
Founded in 2001, the project chose New Hampshire in 2003 by a vote of its first 1,000 participants. Since then, thousands have moved to the Granite State and joined liberty-minded people who were already here.
They have built friendships, businesses, organizations, events, social clubs, mutual-aid networks, media projects, civic efforts, and communities across the state.
Why New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has long had a fiercely independent streak. Its state motto, Live Free or Die, reflects a tradition that values individual liberty, local participation, and personal responsibility.
It is also small enough for individuals and communities to matter. Free Staters live throughout the state, from the Seacoast and Merrimack Valley to the Lakes Region, Monadnock Region, Upper Valley, and North Country.
Here, liberty is something people are actively trying to practice and build together.
Who Are Free Staters?
There is no standard Free Stater. You will find entrepreneurs and tradespeople, parents and retirees, engineers and artists, activists and people who want very little to do with politics.
Different paths
Some work on public policy. Others build businesses, organize events, raise families, create art, teach skills, and help neighbors.
Common ground
Peaceful cooperation, personal responsibility, voluntary action, and greater freedom in how people live their lives.
No uniform
People bring different philosophies and priorities. You do not have to agree with everyone. You almost certainly will not.
More Than Politics
The Free State Project is also dinner with friends. A neighborhood gathering. A business started by people who met through the community. Someone helping a new mover unload a truck. A hiking trip, a game night, a volunteer project, or a debate that continues over coffee.
Major gatherings such as the Porcupine Freedom Festival and New Hampshire Liberty Forum bring people together from across the country. Much of Free State life happens in smaller moments throughout the year.
You can come here and experience it.
What Does the Organization Do?
The movement is decentralized. Free Staters start their own projects, organizations, businesses, and community initiatives.
The Free State Project is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. It introduces people to the idea, helps prospective movers learn about New Hampshire, connects newcomers with the community, supports major gatherings, preserves the movement’s history, and helps people find ways to participate.
The organization is nonpartisan. It is not tied to a political party, does not run or financially support or endorse candidates, and does not endorse or oppose legislation. Individual Free Staters pursue their own projects and political activity independently.
People who promote violence or racial hatred are not welcome in the FSP.
There Is No Single Path In
You might start by learning about New Hampshire, attending an event, spending a weekend visiting, exploring different regions, or talking with someone who has made the move. You do not have to move right away.
The Free State Project can help you find the next step that makes sense for you.
Talk with someone
Connect with the community and find people who can answer your questions.
Get connected →What Is the Statement of Intent?
It is a way to say you want to help build a freer society in New Hampshire. Signing does not require you to join a party, support particular candidates, or agree with every other Free Stater.
Some sign before moving. Others discover the community after they already live here. It is a statement of shared direction.
What Have Free Staters Built?
The network itself is a lasting achievement. Over more than two decades, participants have created businesses, nonprofits, clubs, media projects, educational groups, mutual-aid efforts, annual gatherings, and countless informal communities.
People build what they believe should exist, in many independent ways.