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2012 United States presidential election in Nevada

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2012 United States presidential election in Nevada

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 % of the vote to Mitt Romney's 45 %, a 6 % margin of victory. In 2008, Obama won the state by 12 %. Romney improved over John McCain's performance in 2008, but Obama still won the state by a comfortable margin. As of 2024, Obama remains the last major party candidate to win the state by more than 5%. 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.

Infobox

Nominee
Barack Obama
Party
Democratic
Home state
Illinois
Running mate
Joe Biden
Electoral vote
6
Popular vote
531,373
Percentage
52 %

Tables

· Caucuses › Republican caucuses › Results
Candidate
Candidate
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Candidate
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Votes
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Percentage
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Projected delegate count
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Actual Delegates
AP
AP
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
AP
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
CNN
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
MSNBC
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Mitt Romney
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
16,486
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
50 %
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
14
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
14
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
14
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
20
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
6,956
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
21 %
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
6
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
6
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
6
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Ron Paul
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
6,175
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
18 %
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
5
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
5
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
5
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
8
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Rick Santorum
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
3,277
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
9 %
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
3
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
3
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
3
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
No Vote
No Vote
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
No Vote
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
67
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0 %
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Unprojected delegates:
Unprojected delegates:
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Unprojected delegates:
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
0
Total:
Total:
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Total:
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
32,961
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
100%
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
28
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
28
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
28
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
28
Nevada Republican caucuses, February 4, 2012
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Projected delegate count
Actual Delegates
AP
CNN
MSNBC
Mitt Romney
16,486
50 %
14
14
14
20
Newt Gingrich
6,956
21 %
6
6
6
0
Ron Paul
6,175
18 %
5
5
5
8
Rick Santorum
3,277
9 %
3
3
3
0
No Vote
67
0 %
0
0
0
0
Unprojected delegates:
0
0
0
0
Total:
32,961
100%
28
28
28
28
· Caucuses › Republican caucuses › Results
Candidate
Candidate
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Candidate
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Supporters for this candidate who are Delegates from NV to the RNC
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Ron Paul
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
22
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Mitt Romney
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
6
Totals:
Totals:
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Totals:
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
28
Nevada State Convention Delegates May 6, 2012
Candidate
Supporters for this candidate who are Delegates from NV to the RNC
Ron Paul
22
Mitt Romney
6
Totals:
28
· General election › Predictions
Lean D
Lean D
Source
Huffington Post
Ranking
Lean D
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
CNN
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Lean D
Lean D
Source
New York Times
Ranking
Lean D
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
Washington Post
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Tossup
Tossup
Source
RealClearPolitics
Ranking
Tossup
As of
November 6, 2012
Likely D
Likely D
Source
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Ranking
Likely D
As of
November 5, 2012
Solid D
Solid D
Source
FiveThirtyEight
Ranking
Solid D
As of
November 6, 2012
Source
Ranking
As of
Huffington Post
Lean D
November 6, 2012
CNN
Tossup
November 6, 2012
New York Times
Lean D
November 6, 2012
Washington Post
Tossup
November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics
Tossup
November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Likely D
November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight
Solid D
November 6, 2012
· General election › Results
Party
Party
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Candidate
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Running mate
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Votes
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Percentage
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Electoral votes
2012 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Barack Obama (incumbent)
Joe Biden (incumbent)
531,373
52 %
6
Republican
Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
463,567
45 %
0
Libertarian
Gary Johnson
Jim Gray
10,968
1 %
0
Other/None
5,770
0 %
0
Constitution
Virgil Goode
Jim Clymer
3,240
0 %
0
Total
1,014,918
100%
· General election › Results › By county
#
#
County
#
Barack Obama Democratic
%
Barack Obama Democratic
#
Mitt Romney Republican
%
Mitt Romney Republican
#
Various candidates Other parties
%
Various candidates Other parties
#
Margin
%
Carson City
Carson City
County
Carson City
Barack Obama Democratic
10,291
Barack Obama Democratic
44 %
Mitt Romney Republican
12,394
Mitt Romney Republican
53 %
Various candidates Other parties
634
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-2,103
Margin
-9 %
Total votes cast
23,319
Churchill
Churchill
County
Churchill
Barack Obama Democratic
2,961
Barack Obama Democratic
28 %
Mitt Romney Republican
7,061
Mitt Romney Republican
68 %
Various candidates Other parties
243
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-4,100
Margin
-39 %
Total votes cast
10,265
Clark
Clark
County
Clark
Barack Obama Democratic
389,936
Barack Obama Democratic
56 %
Mitt Romney Republican
289,053
Mitt Romney Republican
41 %
Various candidates Other parties
12,201
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
100,883
Margin
14 %
Total votes cast
691,190
Douglas
Douglas
County
Douglas
Barack Obama Democratic
9,297
Barack Obama Democratic
35 %
Mitt Romney Republican
16,276
Mitt Romney Republican
62 %
Various candidates Other parties
502
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
-6,979
Margin
-26 %
Total votes cast
26,075
Elko
Elko
County
Elko
Barack Obama Democratic
3,511
Barack Obama Democratic
21 %
Mitt Romney Republican
12,014
Mitt Romney Republican
75 %
Various candidates Other parties
461
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-8,503
Margin
-53 %
Total votes cast
15,986
Esmeralda
Esmeralda
County
Esmeralda
Barack Obama Democratic
92
Barack Obama Democratic
21 %
Mitt Romney Republican
317
Mitt Romney Republican
72 %
Various candidates Other parties
26
Various candidates Other parties
5 %
Margin
-225
Margin
-51 %
Total votes cast
435
Eureka
Eureka
County
Eureka
Barack Obama Democratic
107
Barack Obama Democratic
13 %
Mitt Romney Republican
663
Mitt Romney Republican
82 %
Various candidates Other parties
38
Various candidates Other parties
4 %
Margin
-556
Margin
-68 %
Total votes cast
808
Humboldt
Humboldt
County
Humboldt
Barack Obama Democratic
1,737
Barack Obama Democratic
30 %
Mitt Romney Republican
3,810
Mitt Romney Republican
66 %
Various candidates Other parties
197
Various candidates Other parties
3 %
Margin
-2,073
Margin
-36 %
Total votes cast
5,744
Lander
Lander
County
Lander
Barack Obama Democratic
534
Barack Obama Democratic
24 %
Mitt Romney Republican
1,580
Mitt Romney Republican
72 %
Various candidates Other parties
51
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-1,046
Margin
-48 %
Total votes cast
2,165
Lincoln
Lincoln
County
Lincoln
Barack Obama Democratic
400
Barack Obama Democratic
18 %
Mitt Romney Republican
1,691
Mitt Romney Republican
78 %
Various candidates Other parties
61
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-1,291
Margin
-59 %
Total votes cast
2,152
Lyon
Lyon
County
Lyon
Barack Obama Democratic
7,380
Barack Obama Democratic
34 %
Mitt Romney Republican
13,520
Mitt Romney Republican
62 %
Various candidates Other parties
565
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
-6,140
Margin
-28 %
Total votes cast
21,465
Mineral
Mineral
County
Mineral
Barack Obama Democratic
863
Barack Obama Democratic
42 %
Mitt Romney Republican
1,080
Mitt Romney Republican
53 %
Various candidates Other parties
92
Various candidates Other parties
4 %
Margin
-217
Margin
-10 %
Total votes cast
2,035
Nye
Nye
County
Nye
Barack Obama Democratic
6,320
Barack Obama Democratic
36 %
Mitt Romney Republican
10,566
Mitt Romney Republican
60 %
Various candidates Other parties
636
Various candidates Other parties
3 %
Margin
-4,246
Margin
-24 %
Total votes cast
17,522
Pershing
Pershing
County
Pershing
Barack Obama Democratic
632
Barack Obama Democratic
33 %
Mitt Romney Republican
1,167
Mitt Romney Republican
61 %
Various candidates Other parties
85
Various candidates Other parties
4 %
Margin
-535
Margin
-28 %
Total votes cast
1,884
Storey
Storey
County
Storey
Barack Obama Democratic
920
Barack Obama Democratic
39 %
Mitt Romney Republican
1,321
Mitt Romney Republican
57 %
Various candidates Other parties
73
Various candidates Other parties
3 %
Margin
-401
Margin
-17 %
Total votes cast
2,314
Washoe
Washoe
County
Washoe
Barack Obama Democratic
95,409
Barack Obama Democratic
50 %
Mitt Romney Republican
88,453
Mitt Romney Republican
47 %
Various candidates Other parties
3,993
Various candidates Other parties
2 %
Margin
6,956
Margin
3 %
Total votes cast
187,855
White Pine
White Pine
County
White Pine
Barack Obama Democratic
983
Barack Obama Democratic
26 %
Mitt Romney Republican
2,601
Mitt Romney Republican
70 %
Various candidates Other parties
120
Various candidates Other parties
3 %
Margin
-1,618
Margin
-43 %
Total votes cast
3,704
Totals
Totals
County
Totals
Barack Obama Democratic
531,373
Barack Obama Democratic
52 %
Mitt Romney Republican
463,567
Mitt Romney Republican
45 %
Various candidates Other parties
19,978
Various candidates Other parties
1 %
Margin
67,806
Margin
6 %
Total votes cast
1,014,918
County
Barack Obama Democratic
Mitt Romney Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Carson City
10,291
44 %
12,394
53 %
634
2 %
-2,103
-9 %
23,319
Churchill
2,961
28 %
7,061
68 %
243
2 %
-4,100
-39 %
10,265
Clark
389,936
56 %
289,053
41 %
12,201
1 %
100,883
14 %
691,190
Douglas
9,297
35 %
16,276
62 %
502
1 %
-6,979
-26 %
26,075
Elko
3,511
21 %
12,014
75 %
461
2 %
-8,503
-53 %
15,986
Esmeralda
92
21 %
317
72 %
26
5 %
-225
-51 %
435
Eureka
107
13 %
663
82 %
38
4 %
-556
-68 %
808
Humboldt
1,737
30 %
3,810
66 %
197
3 %
-2,073
-36 %
5,744
Lander
534
24 %
1,580
72 %
51
2 %
-1,046
-48 %
2,165
Lincoln
400
18 %
1,691
78 %
61
2 %
-1,291
-59 %
2,152
Lyon
7,380
34 %
13,520
62 %
565
2 %
-6,140
-28 %
21,465
Mineral
863
42 %
1,080
53 %
92
4 %
-217
-10 %
2,035
Nye
6,320
36 %
10,566
60 %
636
3 %
-4,246
-24 %
17,522
Pershing
632
33 %
1,167
61 %
85
4 %
-535
-28 %
1,884
Storey
920
39 %
1,321
57 %
73
3 %
-401
-17 %
2,314
Washoe
95,409
50 %
88,453
47 %
3,993
2 %
6,956
3 %
187,855
White Pine
983
26 %
2,601
70 %
120
3 %
-1,618
-43 %
3,704
Totals
531,373
52 %
463,567
45 %
19,978
1 %
67,806
6 %
1,014,918

References

  1. nvsos
    https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/
  2. Census
    https://www.census.gov/en.html
  3. Huffington Post
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/22/nevada-caucus-date-nevada_n_1026501.html
  4. The Green Papers
    http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/NV-R
  5. Los Angeles Times
    http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-wins-nevada-caucuses-20120204,0,7266492.story
  6. "Voter Registration Statistics: Active Voters by County and Party"
    http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1062
  7. Active Voters by Party and Age
    http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=1064
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    http://www.nevadagop.org/nevada-to-hold-presidential-caucus-on-february-18-2012/
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    https://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/NV.html
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    http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/florida-moves-its-primary/
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    https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-10-22/Nevada-Caucus-GOP/50869978/1
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    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/in-nevada-sheldon-adelson-gets-his-very-own-caucus/252166/
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    http://www.lvrj.com/news/adelson-had-no-involvement-in-special-7-p-m-gop-caucus-138366304.html
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    http://www.wesh.com/r/30376598/detail.html
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    https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/02/on-television-cnn-wins-the-election-114137
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  20. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2012/02/04/146409123/romney-gingrich-nevada-caucuses-gop
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