Nevada Caucuses

The Nevada caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U.S. state of Nevada meet in precinct caucuses in order to elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. There are seventeen counties in Nevada, and thus there are seventeen conventions. These county conventions then select delegates to Nevada’s State Convention, which then choose delegates for the presidential nominating conventions.

Nevada has historically been a swing state. It has voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1912, except for 1976. From 1992 to 2004, the margin of victory was always five points or less. The Nevada caucuses began in 2008, reflecting the growing importance of the West as well as Nevada’s electoral bellwether status. In 2012, the Nevada caucuses were the third major electoral event in the nominating process for President of the United States.