Nevada

Nevada gained statehood in October 1864, one of two states to join the Union during the Civil War. The state had three electoral votes through 1980. The population of the Silver State has more than tripled since 1980, including 35% growth between 2000 and 2010, bringing its number of electoral votes to six.

Although Republicans were dominant from the late 60s to late 80s, this influx of population has put Nevada squarely into the battleground state category. In 2016, Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by a margin of 48% to 46%. That year and 1976 were the only two times since 1912 that Nevadans had sided with the candidate that did not win the presidency. In 2020, Joe Biden won by about 2.5% over Trump.

ELECTORAL VOTES

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Recent Presidential Elections

2020
50.1% 47.7%
2016
47.9% 45.5%
2012
52.4% 45.7%
2008
55.2% 42.7%
2004
47.9% 50.5%
2000
46.0% 49.5%
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Presidential Voting History

State voted with the overall winning candidate

1980
R
1984
R
1988
R
1992
D
1996
D
2000
R
2004
R
2008
D
2012
D
2016
D
2020
D
2024
R

Electoral College Votes

Republican
Democratic
People's

Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Tap or hover to see names.

Gray indicates available electoral votes that were either not cast or cast for a candidate not on the ballot.

U.S. Senate Voting History

Class 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
1
D
D
R
R
R
D
D
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3
D
D
D
D
D
D

Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.

U.S. House Voting History

District 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
1
D
D
D
R
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
2
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
3
R
R
R
D
R
R
R
D
D
D
D
D
4
D
R
D
D
D
D
D

Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.

Vertical lines before 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.

Governor Voting History

1978
R
1982
D
1986
D
1990
D
1994
D
1998
R
2002
R
2006
R
2010
R
2014
R
2018
D
2022
R

Data: Wikipedia through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.