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'''Romney''' |
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The '''2012 United States presidential election in Nevada''' took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the [[2012 United States presidential election]] in which all 50 states plus the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] participated. State voters chose six electors to represent them in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] via a popular vote pitting [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and his running mate, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] challenger and former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] and his running mate, [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Paul Ryan]]. |
The '''2012 United States presidential election in Nevada''' took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the [[2012 United States presidential election]] in which all 50 states plus the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] participated. State voters chose six electors to represent them in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] via a popular vote pitting [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and his running mate, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] challenger and former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] and his running mate, [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Paul Ryan]]. |
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[[Nevada]] was won by President Barack Obama with 52.36% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 45.68%, a 6.68% margin of victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/|title=US Presidential Race|website=nvsos.gov|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In [[2008 United States presidential election in Nevada|2008]], Obama won the state by 12. |
[[Nevada]] was won by President Barack Obama with 52.36% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 45.68%, a 6.68% margin of victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/|title=US Presidential Race|website=nvsos.gov|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In [[2008 United States presidential election in Nevada|2008]], Obama won the state by 12.50%. Nevada has voted for the winner in every presidential election from [[1912 United States presidential election in Nevada|1912]] onwards, except in [[1976 United States presidential election in Nevada|1976]] when it voted for [[Gerald Ford]] over [[Jimmy Carter]] and in [[2016 United States presidential election in Nevada|2016]] when it voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] over [[Donald Trump]]. [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]], which voted for Obama in 2008, flipped to supporting the Republican Party this election cycle. Despite only winning two counties ([[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]] and [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]]), these counties consist of over 87% of Nevada's population and are home to Las Vegas and Reno, the largest and third largest cities in the state, thus allowing Obama to win by a comfortable margin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census.gov|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Census.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref> |
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==Caucuses== |
==Caucuses== |
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===Democratic=== |
===Democratic caucuses=== |
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Incumbent |
Incumbent president Barack Obama was not challenged for the Democratic candidacy, so no Democratic caucuses were held. |
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===Republican=== |
===Republican caucuses=== |
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{{main|Republican Party presidential primaries}} |
{{main|Republican Party presidential primaries}} |
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| next_election = 2016 Nevada Republican caucuses |
| next_election = 2016 Nevada Republican caucuses |
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| next_year = 2016 |
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| outgoing_members = [[2012 Florida Republican presidential primary|FL]] |
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| image1 = Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped.jpg |
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| candidate1 = '''[[Mitt Romney]]''' |
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| home_state1 = [[Massachusetts]] |
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| popular_vote1 = '''16,486''' |
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| percentage1 = '''50.02%''' |
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| map_image = Nevada Republican |
| map_image = 2012 Nevada Republican Primaries Counties.svg |
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| map_caption = '''Romney:''' {{legend0|#ffd9c1|20–30%}} {{legend0|#ffcca9|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffc299|40–50%}} {{legend0|#feb685|50–60%}} {{legend0|#fe9d5c|60–70%}} {{legend0|#fe8534|80–90%}}<br /> '''Gingrich:''' {{legend0|#efdbeb|30–40%}}<br /> '''Paul:''' {{legend0|#ffeeaa|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffe270|40–50%}} |
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| map_caption = Nevada results by county |
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{{legend|#800080|Newt Gingrich}} |
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{{legend|#ffcc00|Ron Paul}} |
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The Republican caucuses were held on February 4<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/22/nevada-caucus-date-nevada_n_1026501.html |title=Nevada Caucus Date: Nevada Moves Date To Feb. 4 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=2011-11-04 |date=2011-10-22 |last=Peoples |first=Steve}}</ref> and they are closed caucuses |
The Republican caucuses were held on February 4,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/22/nevada-caucus-date-nevada_n_1026501.html |title=Nevada Caucus Date: Nevada Moves Date To Feb. 4 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=2011-11-04 |date=2011-10-22 |last=Peoples |first=Steve}}</ref> and they are closed caucuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/NV-R|title=Nevada Republican Delegation 2012|website=The Green Papers}}</ref> Mitt Romney was declared the winner.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-wins-nevada-caucuses-20120204,0,7266492.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Mark Z. | last=Barabak | title=Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Nevada caucuses | date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> |
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There are 400,310 registered Republicans voting for 28 delegates.<ref name="NV SoS">{{cite web |url=http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1062 |title=Voter Registration Statistics: Active Voters by County and Party |publisher=Nevada Secretary of State |date=January 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1064 Active Voters by Party and Age]</ref> |
There are 400,310 registered Republicans voting for 28 delegates.<ref name="NV SoS">{{cite web |url=http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1062 |title=Voter Registration Statistics: Active Voters by County and Party |publisher=Nevada Secretary of State |date=January 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1064 Active Voters by Party and Age]</ref> |
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The 2012 Nevada Republican caucuses were originally scheduled to begin on February 18, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadagop.org/nevada-to-hold-presidential-caucus-on-february-18-2012/ |title=Nevada to Hold Presidential Caucus on February 18, 2012|publisher=Nevada Republican Party |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2011-11-04 |last=Adair |first=Cory}}</ref> much later than the date in 2008, which almost immediately followed the beginning of the year in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/NV.html |title=Nevada Primary Results |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2011-11-04}}</ref> On September 29, 2011, the entire schedule of caucuses and primaries was disrupted, however, when it was announced that the [[Republican Party of Florida]] had decided to move up its primary to January 31, in an attempt to bring attention to its own primary contest, and attract the presidential candidates to visit the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/florida-moves-its-primary/ |title=Florida Moves its Primary |publisher=Outside the Beltway |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-09-29 |last=Taylor |first=Steven}}</ref> Because of the move, the [[Republican National Committee]] decided to strip Florida of half of its delegates.<ref name="date">{{cite news |url=http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/10/25/gop-chairman-florida-will-be-penalized-and-the-2012-race-is-now-set/ |title=GOP chairman: Florida will be penalized, and 2012 race is now set |newspaper=Des Moines Register |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-10-25 |last=Jacobs |first=Jennifer}}</ref> Also as a result, the Nevada Republican Party, along with Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then sought to move their caucuses back into early January.<ref name="date" /> All but Nevada, who agreed to follow Florida,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/24/1029570/-Nevada-Republicans-cave,-move-caucuses-to-Feb-4 |title=Nevada Republicans cave, move caucuses to Feb. 4 |publisher=Daily Kos |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-10-24 |last=Nir |first=David}}</ref> confirmed their caucus and primary dates to take place throughout January, with Nevada deciding to hold their contest on February 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-10-22/Nevada-Caucus-GOP/50869978/1 |title=Nevada moves caucus to Feb. 4 after backlash | |
The 2012 Nevada Republican caucuses were originally scheduled to begin on February 18, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadagop.org/nevada-to-hold-presidential-caucus-on-february-18-2012/ |title=Nevada to Hold Presidential Caucus on February 18, 2012|publisher=Nevada Republican Party |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2011-11-04 |last=Adair |first=Cory}}</ref> much later than the date in 2008, which almost immediately followed the beginning of the year in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/NV.html |title=Nevada Primary Results |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2011-11-04}}</ref> On September 29, 2011, the entire schedule of caucuses and primaries was disrupted, however, when it was announced that the [[Republican Party of Florida]] had decided to move up its primary to January 31, in an attempt to bring attention to its own primary contest, and attract the presidential candidates to visit the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/florida-moves-its-primary/ |title=Florida Moves its Primary |publisher=Outside the Beltway |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-09-29 |last=Taylor |first=Steven}}</ref> Because of the move, the [[Republican National Committee]] decided to strip Florida of half of its delegates.<ref name="date">{{cite news |url=http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/10/25/gop-chairman-florida-will-be-penalized-and-the-2012-race-is-now-set/ |title=GOP chairman: Florida will be penalized, and 2012 race is now set |newspaper=Des Moines Register |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-10-25 |last=Jacobs |first=Jennifer}}</ref> Also as a result, the Nevada Republican Party, along with Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then sought to move their caucuses back into early January.<ref name="date" /> All but Nevada, who agreed to follow Florida,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/24/1029570/-Nevada-Republicans-cave,-move-caucuses-to-Feb-4 |title=Nevada Republicans cave, move caucuses to Feb. 4 |publisher=Daily Kos |access-date=2011-11-03 |date=2011-10-24 |last=Nir |first=David}}</ref> confirmed their caucus and primary dates to take place throughout January, with Nevada deciding to hold their contest on February 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-10-22/Nevada-Caucus-GOP/50869978/1 |title=Nevada moves caucus to Feb. 4 after backlash |work=USA Today |access-date=2011-11-04 |date=2011-10-22 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> |
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The caucuses for 1,835 precincts in 125 sites were scheduled: voting from 9 AM - 1 PM, ballots handling 9-10 AM and to conclude by 3 PM at the latest on February 4, with results for almost all counties to be announced by the party at 5 PM. |
The caucuses for 1,835 precincts in 125 sites were scheduled: voting from 9 AM - 1 PM, ballots handling 9-10 AM and to conclude by 3 PM at the latest on February 4, with results for almost all counties to be announced by the party at 5 PM. |
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====Clark County==== |
====Clark County==== |
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For [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], a special caucus was held at the [[Adelson Educational Campus]] at 7 PM, intended to accommodate those who observe [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Saturday Sabbath]].<ref name="theatlantic.com">Molly Ball (27 January 2012), [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/in-nevada-sheldon-adelson-gets-his-very-own-caucus/252166/ "In Nevada, Sheldon Adelson Gets His Very Own Caucus"] ''[[The Atlantic]]''.</ref> According to Philip Kantor, an Orthodox Jew, the goal of the after-work caucus was to prevent [[electoral fraud]] "It has everything to do with not being deprived of a vote, being [[Electoral fraud#Disenfranchisement|disenfranchised]]".<ref>[http://www.lvrj.com/news/adelson-had-no-involvement-in-special-7-p-m-gop-caucus-138366304.html Las Vegas Review Journal] Adelson distances himself from GOP special caucus decision</ref> This late caucus allowed a timely vote for [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventists]], Orthodox Jews and other who don't vote until Sabbath is over.<ref>{{cite news|last=Steinhauser|first=Paul|title=Will Nevada Give Romney A Second Straight Victory? |url=http://www.wesh.com/r/30376598/detail.html|access-date=February 8, 2012|newspaper=CNN |
For [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], a special caucus was held at the [[Adelson Educational Campus]] at 7 PM, intended to accommodate those who observe [[Sabbath in seventh-day churches|Saturday Sabbath]].<ref name="theatlantic.com">Molly Ball (27 January 2012), [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/in-nevada-sheldon-adelson-gets-his-very-own-caucus/252166/ "In Nevada, Sheldon Adelson Gets His Very Own Caucus"] ''[[The Atlantic]]''.</ref> According to Philip Kantor, an Orthodox Jew, the goal of the after-work caucus was to prevent [[electoral fraud]] "It has everything to do with not being deprived of a vote, being [[Electoral fraud#Disenfranchisement|disenfranchised]]".<ref>[http://www.lvrj.com/news/adelson-had-no-involvement-in-special-7-p-m-gop-caucus-138366304.html Las Vegas Review Journal] Adelson distances himself from GOP special caucus decision</ref> This late caucus allowed a timely vote for [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventists]], Orthodox Jews and other who don't vote until Sabbath is over.<ref>{{cite news|last=Steinhauser|first=Paul|title=Will Nevada Give Romney A Second Straight Victory? |url=http://www.wesh.com/r/30376598/detail.html|access-date=February 8, 2012|newspaper=CNN|via=wesh.com|date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Adelson campus caucus attendees were required to sign affidavits stating that they had not already cast their ballot in an earlier caucus, that day.<ref name="theatlantic.com" /> There was only one nationwide televised (by CNN) public vote-count.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byers |first=Dylan |date=10 February 2012 |title=On television, CNN wins the election |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/02/on-television-cnn-wins-the-election-114137 |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref> That Adelson caucus count provided the following Candidate vote results: Ron Paul 183, Mitt Romney 61, Newt Gingrich 57, and Rick Santorum 16 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-05 |title=Troubles abound at special Las Vegas caucus |url=https://www.newstribune.com/news/2012/feb/05/troubles-abound-special-las-vegas-caucus/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Jefferson City News-Tribune |language=en}}</ref> The results of this special caucus were announced Feb 4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-06 |title=Nevada's Night 'Jewish Caucus' Won by Paul |url=https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/150861/nevadas-night-jewish-caucus-won-by-paul/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> Paul got second place in Clark County, but Gingrich was ahead of Paul by a larger margin in the rest of the state and therefore ended up beating Paul statewide for second place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2012 |title=Another Win: Romney Adds Nevada To His Victories |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/02/04/146409123/romney-gingrich-nevada-caucuses-gop |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> |
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Turnout was 8.23%. <!-- 32,961 votes, divided by 400,310 = 8.23% --> 1,800 of 1,800 precincts (100%) reporting.<ref name="State">{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadagop.org/nvgop-caucus-results-certified/ |title=NVGOP Caucus Results Certified |publisher=Nevada Republican Party|access-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref> <br /> The voting-eligible population (400,310 registered Nevada Republicans).<ref name="NV SoS" /> <br /> 125 caucus sites. |
Turnout was 8.23%. <!-- 32,961 votes, divided by 400,310 = 8.23% --> 1,800 of 1,800 precincts (100%) reporting.<ref name="State">{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadagop.org/nvgop-caucus-results-certified/ |title=NVGOP Caucus Results Certified |publisher=Nevada Republican Party |access-date=February 22, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <br /> The voting-eligible population (400,310 registered Nevada Republicans).<ref name="NV SoS" /> <br /> 125 caucus sites. |
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Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 3.57% or more of the vote proportionally |
Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 3.57% or more of the vote proportionally |
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! colspan="3" style="width:150px; padding:4px;" | Projected delegate count |
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! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Actual Delegates <br /> <ref name="AJC"> |
! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Actual Delegates <br /> <ref name="AJC">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2012/05/06/ron-paul-wins-maine/ |title = Ron Paul Wins Maine {{!}} Jamie Dupree Washington Insider |work=AJC |date=May 6, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508125240/http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2012/05/06/ron-paul-wins-maine/ |archive-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Portland Press Herald">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/Delegate-fight-Snowe-LePage-today-at-convention.html|title=Delegate fight Snowe LePage today at convention|date=May 7, 2012|newspaper=Portland Press Herald}}</ref> |
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! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[Associated Press|AP]]</small><br /><ref name="USA Today"> |
! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[Associated Press|AP]]</small><br /><ref name="USA Today">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/primaries/nevada|title=Nevada Caucus Results|work=[[USA Today]]|date=February 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613154839/https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/primaries/nevada|archive-date=June 13, 2012}}</ref> |
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! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[CNN]]</small><br /><ref name="CNN"> |
! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[CNN]]</small><br /><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/nv|title=Republican Caucuses|date=February 4, 2012|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> |
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! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[MSNBC]]</small><br /><ref name="MSNBC">MSNBC |
! style="width:50px;" |<small>[[MSNBC]]</small><br /><ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|url=http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/nevada/republican/caucus/#.TweqnDVWovs|title=MSNBC Republican Caucuses|work=[[MSNBC]]|date=February 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115205809/http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/nevada/republican/caucus/#.TweqnDVWovs|archive-date=January 15, 2012}}</ref> |
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| align="left" |'''[[Mitt Romney]]''' |
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! style="width:200px; padding:4px;" | Supporters for this candidate who are Delegates from NV to the RNC <ref name="LasVegasSun">"[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/06/ron-paul-supporters-capture-majority-nevadas-natio/ Ron Paul supporters capture majority of Nevada’s national delegates]" |
! style="width:200px; padding:4px;" | Supporters for this candidate who are Delegates from NV to the RNC <ref name="LasVegasSun">"[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/06/ron-paul-supporters-capture-majority-nevadas-natio/ Ron Paul supporters capture majority of Nevada’s national delegates]" Accessed May 8, 2012. Las Vegas Sun.</ref><ref name="The Washington Post">"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/ron-pauls-stealth-state-convention-takeover/2012/05/02/gIQAjJVPwT_blog.html Ron Paul’s stealth state convention takeover]" Accessed May 8, 2012. Washington Post.</ref><ref name="ChristianScienceMonitor">"[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/0506/Ron-Paul-wins-big-in-Maine-and-Nevada Ron Paul wins big in Maine and Nevada]" Accessed May 8, 2012. Christian Science Monitor.</ref><ref name="reason">"[http://reason.com/blog/2012/05/06/ron-pauls-maine-nevada-and-iowa-victorie Ron Paul's Maine, Nevada, and Iowa Victories (Despite Romney Dirty Tricks) Accessed May 8, 2012. reason.com]"</ref><ref name="npr">"[https://www.npr.org/2012/05/06/152148229/libertarians-find-their-audience-in-2012-race Libertarians Find Their Audience In 2012 Race]" Accessed May 8, 2012. NPR.</ref><ref name="Video of NV convention Speech">"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lON9B6eLbE Ron Paul at Nevada State Convention 2012] " Accessed May 8, 2012. Video of NV convention speech.</ref> |
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===Polling=== |
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Throughout the race, Barack Obama tied or won every single pre-election poll except one. The final poll showed Obama leading 51% to 47%, while the average of the last 3 polls showed Obama leading Romney 50% to 47%.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nv/nevada_romney_vs_obama-1908.html#polls| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110504085659/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nv/nevada_romney_vs_obama-1908.html| archive-date = 2011-05-04| title = RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - Nevada: Romney vs. Obama}}</ref> |
Throughout the race, Barack Obama tied or won every single pre-election poll except one. The final poll showed Obama leading 51% to 47%, while the average of the last 3 polls showed Obama leading Romney 50% to 47%.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nv/nevada_romney_vs_obama-1908.html#polls| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110504085659/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nv/nevada_romney_vs_obama-1908.html| archive-date = 2011-05-04| title = RealClearPolitics - Election 2012 - Nevada: Romney vs. Obama}}</ref> |
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===Predictions=== |
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| align="left" |[[Huffington Post]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Huffington Post Election Dashboard|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-date=2013-08-13}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}} |
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| align="left" |[[CNN]]<ref>{{cite news|title=America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map|work=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground |archive-date=2013-01-19}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}} |
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|November 6, 2012 |
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| align=left | [[New York Times]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map |archive-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> |
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| {{USRaceRating|Lean|D}} |
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| November 6, 2012 |
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| align="left" |[[Washington Post]]<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 Presidential Election Results|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |archive-date=2012-07-26}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}} |
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|November 6, 2012 |
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| align="left" |[[RealClearPolitics]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| archive-date = 2011-06-08| title = RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}} |
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|November 6, 2012 |
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| align="left" |[[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/|title=Projection: Obama will likely win second term|last1=Sabato|first1=Larry J.|last2=Kondik|first2=Kyle|last3=Skelley|first3=Geoffrey|date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}} |
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| align="left" |[[FiveThirtyEight]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html|title=Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome|first=Leeanne|last=Griffin|date=November 7, 2012|website=masslive}}</ref> |
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|{{USRaceRating|Solid|D}} |
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===Results=== |
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| style="width: 130px" | '''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]''' |
| style="width: 130px" | '''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]''' |
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| '''[[Barack Obama]]''' |
| '''[[Barack Obama]]''' '''(incumbent)''' |
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| '''[[Joe Biden]]''' |
| '''[[Joe Biden]]''' '''(incumbent)''' |
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| align="right" | '''531,373''' |
| align="right" | '''531,373''' |
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| align="right" | '''52.36%''' |
| align="right" | '''52.36%''' |
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===By county=== |
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! colspan="2" |Barack H. Obama |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]]||10,291||44.13%||12,394||53.15%||634||2.72%||-2,103||-9.02% |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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|23,319 |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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|2.30% |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,291 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.13% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,394 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.15% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 634 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.72% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,103 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,319 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,961 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.85% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,061 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.79% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 243 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.36% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,100 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -39.94% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,265 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 389,936 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.42% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 289,053 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.82% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 12,201 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.76% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 100,883 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.60% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 691,190 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Douglas County, Nevada|Douglas]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,297 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.65% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,276 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.42% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 502 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,979 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -26.77% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 26,075 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,511 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.96% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,014 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 75.15% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 461 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.89% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -8,503 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -53.19% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,986 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 92 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.15% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 317 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.87% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 26 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 5.98% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -225 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -51.72% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 435 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 107 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.24% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 663 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 82.05% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 38 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.71% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -556 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -68.81% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 808 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,737 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.24% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,810 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.33% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 197 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.43% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,073 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -36.09% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,744 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 534 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24.67% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,580 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.98% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 51 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.35% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,046 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -48.31% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,165 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Lincoln County, Nevada|Lincoln]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 400 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.59% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,691 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 78.58% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 61 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.83% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,291 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -59.99% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,152 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,380 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.38% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,520 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.99% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 565 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.63% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,140 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -28.61% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,465 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 863 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.41% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,080 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.07% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 92 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.52% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -217 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.66% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,035 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,320 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.07% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,566 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.30% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 636 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.63% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,246 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -24.23% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,522 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 632 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.55% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,167 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.94% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 85 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 4.51% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -535 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -28.39% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,884 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Storey County, Nevada|Storey]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 920 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.76% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,321 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.09% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 73 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.15% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -401 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -17.33% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,314 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 95,409 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.79% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 88,453 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.09% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,993 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.12% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,956 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3.70% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 187,855 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]] |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 983 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.54% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,601 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 70.22% |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 120 |
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| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.24% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,618 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| -43.68% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,704 |
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!Totals!!531,373!!52.36%!!463,567!!45.68%!!19,978!!1.97%!!67,806!!6.68%!!1,014,918 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill]]||2,961||28.85%||7,061||68.79%||243||2.37%||-4,100||-39.94% |
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|10,265 |
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|1.01% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]]||389,936||56.42%||289,053||41.82%||12,201||1.77%||100,883||14.60% |
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|691,190 |
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|68.10% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Douglas County, Nevada|Douglas]]||9,297||35.65%||16,276||62.42%||502||1.93%||-6,979||-26.77% |
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|26,075 |
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|2.57% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]]||3,511||21.96%||12,014||75.15%||461||2.88%||-8,503||-53.19% |
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|15,986 |
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|1.58% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda]]||92||21.15%||317||72.87%||26||5.98%||-225||-51.72% |
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|435 |
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|0.04% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Eureka County, Nevada|Eureka]]||107||13.24%||663||82.05%||38||4.70%||-556||-68.81% |
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|808 |
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|0.08% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt]]||1,737||30.24%||3,810||66.33%||197||3.43%||-2,073||-36.09% |
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|5,744 |
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|0.57% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lander County, Nevada|Lander]]||534||24.67%||1,580||72.98%||51||2.36%||-1,046||-48.31% |
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|2,165 |
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|0.21% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lincoln County, Nevada|Lincoln]]||400||18.59%||1,691||78.58%||61||2.83%||-1,291||-59.99% |
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|2,152 |
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|0.21% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon]]||7,380||34.38%||13,520||62.99%||565||2.63%||-6,140||-28.60% |
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|21,465 |
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|2.1% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral]]||863||42.41%||1,080||53.07%||92||4.52%||-217||-10.66% |
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|2,035 |
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|0.20% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Nye County, Nevada|Nye]]||6,320||36.07%||10,566||60.30%||636||3.63%||-4,246||-24.23% |
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|17,522 |
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|1.72% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing]]||632||33.55%||1,167||61.94%||85||4.51%||-535||-28.40% |
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|1,884 |
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|0.19% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Storey County, Nevada|Storey]]||920||39.76%||1,321||57.09%||73||3.15%||-401||-17.33% |
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|2,314 |
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|0.23% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]]||95,409||50.79%||88,453||47.09%||3,993||2.13%||6,956||3.70% |
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|187,855 |
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|18.51% |
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|- |
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |[[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine]]||983||26.54%||2,601||70.22%||120||3.24%||-1,618||-43.68% |
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|3,704 |
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|0.36% |
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|- |
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!Total |
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!531,373 |
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!52.36% |
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!463,567 |
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!45.68% |
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!19,978 |
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!1.97% |
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!67,806 |
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!6.68% |
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!1,014,918 |
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!100% |
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* [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] |
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The 2012 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. State voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
Nevada was won by President Barack Obama with 52.36% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 45.68%, a 6.68% margin of victory.[1] In 2008, Obama won the state by 12.50%. Nevada has voted for the winner in every presidential election from 1912 onwards, except in 1976 when it voted for Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter and in 2016 when it voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Carson City, which voted for Obama in 2008, flipped to supporting the Republican Party this election cycle. Despite only winning two counties (Clark and Washoe), these counties consist of over 87% of Nevada's population and are home to Las Vegas and Reno, the largest and third largest cities in the state, thus allowing Obama to win by a comfortable margin.[2]
Caucuses
[edit]Democratic caucuses
[edit]Incumbent president Barack Obama was not challenged for the Democratic candidacy, so no Democratic caucuses were held.
Republican caucuses
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The Republican caucuses were held on February 4,[3] and they are closed caucuses.[4] Mitt Romney was declared the winner.[5]
There are 400,310 registered Republicans voting for 28 delegates.[6][7]
Date
[edit]The 2012 Nevada Republican caucuses were originally scheduled to begin on February 18, 2012,[8] much later than the date in 2008, which almost immediately followed the beginning of the year in January 2008.[9] On September 29, 2011, the entire schedule of caucuses and primaries was disrupted, however, when it was announced that the Republican Party of Florida had decided to move up its primary to January 31, in an attempt to bring attention to its own primary contest, and attract the presidential candidates to visit the state.[10] Because of the move, the Republican National Committee decided to strip Florida of half of its delegates.[11] Also as a result, the Nevada Republican Party, along with Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then sought to move their caucuses back into early January.[11] All but Nevada, who agreed to follow Florida,[12] confirmed their caucus and primary dates to take place throughout January, with Nevada deciding to hold their contest on February 4, 2012.[13]
The caucuses for 1,835 precincts in 125 sites were scheduled: voting from 9 AM - 1 PM, ballots handling 9-10 AM and to conclude by 3 PM at the latest on February 4, with results for almost all counties to be announced by the party at 5 PM.
Clark County
[edit]For Clark County, a special caucus was held at the Adelson Educational Campus at 7 PM, intended to accommodate those who observe Saturday Sabbath.[14] According to Philip Kantor, an Orthodox Jew, the goal of the after-work caucus was to prevent electoral fraud "It has everything to do with not being deprived of a vote, being disenfranchised".[15] This late caucus allowed a timely vote for Seventh-day Adventists, Orthodox Jews and other who don't vote until Sabbath is over.[16] Adelson campus caucus attendees were required to sign affidavits stating that they had not already cast their ballot in an earlier caucus, that day.[14] There was only one nationwide televised (by CNN) public vote-count.[17] That Adelson caucus count provided the following Candidate vote results: Ron Paul 183, Mitt Romney 61, Newt Gingrich 57, and Rick Santorum 16 votes.[18] The results of this special caucus were announced Feb 4.[19] Paul got second place in Clark County, but Gingrich was ahead of Paul by a larger margin in the rest of the state and therefore ended up beating Paul statewide for second place.[20]
Polling
[edit]Results
[edit]Turnout was 8.23%. 1,800 of 1,800 precincts (100%) reporting.[21]
The voting-eligible population (400,310 registered Nevada Republicans).[6]
125 caucus sites.
Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 3.57% or more of the vote proportionally
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012[22] | |||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Projected delegate count | Actual Delegates [23][24] | |||
AP [25] |
CNN [26] |
MSNBC [27] | |||||
Mitt Romney | 16,486 | 50.02% | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | |
Newt Gingrich | 6,956 | 21.10% | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Ron Paul | 6,175 | 18.73% | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Rick Santorum | 3,277 | 9.94% | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
No Vote | 67 | 0.20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total: | 32,961 | 100% | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
This final result was announced by Twitter and the Nevada Republican Party on Monday February 6, at 01:01 am PST (local time).[28] The actual Republican National Convention delegates from Nevada are mostly Ron Paul supporters (22 of 28), which were elected by state convention on May 6. The Nevada Republican Party's rules state that most elected delegates to the RNC are still bound to vote for Romney (in the first round of voting), because of Romney's statewide caucuses winning.
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012 | |||||
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Candidate | Supporters for this candidate who are Delegates from NV to the RNC [29][30][31][32][33][34] | ||||
Ron Paul | 22 | ||||
Mitt Romney | 6 | ||||
Totals: | 28 |
Controversy
[edit]Allegations of voter fraud have arisen due to a recount of Clark County ballots despite there being no official contest from any of the campaigns. One reason given by the GOP was that there were more ballots cast than people "signed in" at some precincts.[35]
General election
[edit]Candidate ballot access
[edit]- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
Polling
[edit]Throughout the race, Barack Obama tied or won every single pre-election poll except one. The final poll showed Obama leading 51% to 47%, while the average of the last 3 polls showed Obama leading Romney 50% to 47%.[36]
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Huffington Post[37] | Lean D | November 6, 2012 |
CNN[38] | Tossup | November 6, 2012 |
New York Times[39] | Lean D | November 6, 2012 |
Washington Post[40] | Tossup | November 6, 2012 |
RealClearPolitics[41] | Tossup | November 6, 2012 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42] | Likely D | November 5, 2012 |
FiveThirtyEight[43] | Solid D | November 6, 2012 |
Results
[edit]2012 United States presidential election in Nevada[44] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent) | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 531,373 | 52.36% | 6 | |
Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 463,567 | 45.68% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 10,968 | 1.08% | 0 | |
Other/None | 5,770 | 0.57% | 0 | |||
Constitution | Virgil Goode | Jim Clymer | 3,240 | 0.32% | 0 | |
Total | 1,014,918 | 100% |
By county
[edit]County | Barack Obama Democratic |
Mitt Romney Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Carson City | 10,291 | 44.13% | 12,394 | 53.15% | 634 | 2.72% | -2,103 | -9.02% | 23,319 |
Churchill | 2,961 | 28.85% | 7,061 | 68.79% | 243 | 2.36% | -4,100 | -39.94% | 10,265 |
Clark | 389,936 | 56.42% | 289,053 | 41.82% | 12,201 | 1.76% | 100,883 | 14.60% | 691,190 |
Douglas | 9,297 | 35.65% | 16,276 | 62.42% | 502 | 1.93% | -6,979 | -26.77% | 26,075 |
Elko | 3,511 | 21.96% | 12,014 | 75.15% | 461 | 2.89% | -8,503 | -53.19% | 15,986 |
Esmeralda | 92 | 21.15% | 317 | 72.87% | 26 | 5.98% | -225 | -51.72% | 435 |
Eureka | 107 | 13.24% | 663 | 82.05% | 38 | 4.71% | -556 | -68.81% | 808 |
Humboldt | 1,737 | 30.24% | 3,810 | 66.33% | 197 | 3.43% | -2,073 | -36.09% | 5,744 |
Lander | 534 | 24.67% | 1,580 | 72.98% | 51 | 2.35% | -1,046 | -48.31% | 2,165 |
Lincoln | 400 | 18.59% | 1,691 | 78.58% | 61 | 2.83% | -1,291 | -59.99% | 2,152 |
Lyon | 7,380 | 34.38% | 13,520 | 62.99% | 565 | 2.63% | -6,140 | -28.61% | 21,465 |
Mineral | 863 | 42.41% | 1,080 | 53.07% | 92 | 4.52% | -217 | -10.66% | 2,035 |
Nye | 6,320 | 36.07% | 10,566 | 60.30% | 636 | 3.63% | -4,246 | -24.23% | 17,522 |
Pershing | 632 | 33.55% | 1,167 | 61.94% | 85 | 4.51% | -535 | -28.39% | 1,884 |
Storey | 920 | 39.76% | 1,321 | 57.09% | 73 | 3.15% | -401 | -17.33% | 2,314 |
Washoe | 95,409 | 50.79% | 88,453 | 47.09% | 3,993 | 2.12% | 6,956 | 3.70% | 187,855 |
White Pine | 983 | 26.54% | 2,601 | 70.22% | 120 | 3.24% | -1,618 | -43.68% | 3,704 |
Totals | 531,373 | 52.36% | 463,567 | 45.68% | 19,978 | 1.97% | 67,806 | 6.68% | 1,014,918 |
- Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
[edit]Obama won 3 of 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[45]
District | Obama | Romney | Representative |
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1st | 65.64% | 32.4% | Dina Titus |
2nd | 44.82% | 52.88% | Mark Amodei |
3rd | 49.53% | 48.73% | Joe Heck |
4th | 54.43% | 43.71% | Steven Horsford |
Analysis
[edit]Nevada has historically been a swing state. It has voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1912, except for 1976 and 2016. From 1992 to 2004, the margin of victory was always under five points. In 2008, however, the state swung over dramatically to support Obama, who carried it by 12.49%.
In 2012, Obama held onto Nevada, though by a narrower margin of 6.68%. This was due almost entirely to Obama carrying the state's two largest counties–Clark County, home to Las Vegas and Henderson, and Washoe County, home to Reno. These two counties account for 85% of Nevada's population. Romney dominated the state's rural counties, which have supported Republicans for decades. However, the only large jurisdiction he carried was the independent city of Carson City.
As in 2008, Obama owed his victory in part to the state's Hispanic voters breaking heavily for him. According to exit polls, Hispanics made up 19% of the electorate and voted for Obama by almost three-to-one.[46]
See also
[edit]- 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
- 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- United States presidential elections in Nevada
- Nevada Republican Party
References
[edit]- ^ "US Presidential Race". nvsos.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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External links
[edit]- Official website of Nevada's Secretary of State's office
- Official website of the Nevada Republican Party
- CNN entrance polls of caucus attendants
- The Green Papers: for Nevada
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order