With his win in New Hampshire Tuesday night, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE became the first Jewish candidate to win a state's primary.

Sanders rarely speaks about his faith, but in a recent CNN town hall, he acknowledged his spirituality as a driving force behind his candidacy.

"It's a guiding principle in my life, absolutely, it is," Sanders said.

"I would not be running for president of the United States if I did not have very strong religious and spiritual feelings."