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United States presidential elections in Nevada

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United States presidential elections in Nevada

The following is a table of United States presidential elections in Nevada, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1864, Nevada has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Since New Mexico's statehood in 1912, Nevada has voted for the same candidate as New Mexico in all presidential elections except for 2000 and in 2024. Winners of the state are in bold, and shaded in the party of the state winner.

Infobox

Number of elections
41
Voted Democratic
19
Voted Republican
21
Voted other
1[a]
Voted for winning candidate
33
Voted for losing candidate
8

Tables

2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
751,205
Percent
50.59
Runner-up (nationally)
Kamala Harris
Votes
705,197
Percent
47.49
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
6
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner (nationally)
Joe Biden
Votes
703,486
Percent
50.06
Runner-up (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
669,890
Percent
47.67
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
6
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
512,058
Percent
45.50
Runner-up (nationally)
Hillary Clinton
Votes
539,260
Percent
47.92
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
6
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
531,373
Percent
52.36
Runner-up (nationally)
Mitt Romney
Votes
463,567
Percent
45.68
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
6
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
533,736
Percent
55.15
Runner-up (nationally)
John McCain
Votes
412,827
Percent
42.65
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
5
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
418,690
Percent
50.47
Runner-up (nationally)
John Kerry
Votes
397,190
Percent
47.88
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
5
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
301,575
Percent
49.52
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Gore
Votes
279,978
Percent
45.98
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
4
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
203,974
Percent
43.93
Runner-up (nationally)
Bob Dole
Votes
199,244
Percent
42.91
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
43,986
Percent
9.47
Electoralvotes
4
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
189,148
Percent
37.36
Runner-up (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
175,828
Percent
34.73
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
132,580
Percent
26.19
Electoralvotes
4
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
206,040
Percent
58.86
Runner-up (nationally)
Michael Dukakis
Votes
132,738
Percent
37.92
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
4
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
188,770
Percent
65.85
Runner-up (nationally)
Walter Mondale
Votes
91,655
Percent
31.97
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
4
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
155,017
Percent
62.54
Runner-up (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
66,666
Percent
26.89
Other nationalcandidates
John B. Anderson
Votes
17,651
Percent
7.12
Electoralvotes
3
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
92,479
Percent
45.81
Runner-up (nationally)
Gerald Ford
Votes
101,273
Percent
50.17
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
115,750
Percent
63.68
Runner-up (nationally)
George McGovern
Votes
66,016
Percent
36.32
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
73,188
Percent
47.46
Runner-up (nationally)
Hubert Humphrey
Votes
60,598
Percent
39.29
Other nationalcandidates
George Wallace
Votes
20,432
Percent
13.25
Electoralvotes
3
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner (nationally)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes
79,339
Percent
58.58
Runner-up (nationally)
Barry Goldwater
Votes
56,094
Percent
41.42
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner (nationally)
John F. Kennedy
Votes
54,880
Percent
51.16
Runner-up (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
52,387
Percent
48.84
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
56,049
Percent
57.97
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
40,640
Percent
42.03
Other nationalcandidates
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoralvotes
3
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
50,502
Percent
61.45
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
31,688
Percent
38.55
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner (nationally)
Harry S. Truman
Votes
31,291
Percent
50.37
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
29,357
Percent
47.26
Other nationalcandidates
Strom Thurmond
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoralvotes
3
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
29,623
Percent
54.62
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
24,611
Percent
45.38
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
31,945
Percent
60.08
Runner-up (nationally)
Wendell Willkie
Votes
21,229
Percent
39.92
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
31,925
Percent
72.81
Runner-up (nationally)
Alf Landon
Votes
11,923
Percent
27.19
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
28,756
Percent
69.41
Runner-up (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
12,674
Percent
30.59
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
18,327
Percent
56.54
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Smith
Votes
14,090
Percent
43.46
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner (nationally)
Calvin Coolidge
Votes
11,243
Percent
41.76
Runner-up (nationally)
John W. Davis
Votes
5,909
Percent
21.95
Other nationalcandidates
Robert M. La Follette
Votes
9,769
Percent
36.29
Electoralvotes
3
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner (nationally)
Warren G. Harding
Votes
15,479
Percent
56.92
Runner-up (nationally)
James M. Cox
Votes
9,851
Percent
36.22
Other nationalcandidates
Parley P. Christensen
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoralvotes
3
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
17,776
Percent
53.36
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles E. Hughes
Votes
12,127
Percent
36.4
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
7,986
Percent
39.7
Runner-up (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
5,620
Percent
27.94
Other nationalcandidates
William H. Taft
Votes
3,196
Percent
15.89
Electoralvotes
3
1908
1908
Year
1908
Winner (nationally)
William H. Taft
Votes
10,775
Percent
43.93
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
11,212
Percent
45.71
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1904
1904
Year
1904
Winner (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
6,864
Percent
56.66
Runner-up (nationally)
Alton B. Parker
Votes
3,982
Percent
32.87
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1900
1900
Year
1900
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
3,849
Percent
37.75
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
6,347
Percent
62.25
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1896
1896
Year
1896
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
1,938
Percent
18.79
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
8,376
Percent
81.21
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1892
1892
Year
1892
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
714
Percent
6.56
Runner-up (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
2,811
Percent
25.84
Other nationalcandidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
7,264
Percent
66.78
Electoralvotes
3
1888
1888
Year
1888
Winner (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
7,088
Percent
57.73
Runner-up (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
5,149
Percent
41.94
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1884
1884
Year
1884
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
5,578
Percent
43.59
Runner-up (nationally)
James G. Blaine
Votes
7,193
Percent
56.21
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1880
1880
Year
1880
Winner (nationally)
James A. Garfield
Votes
8,732
Percent
47.60
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield S. Hancock
Votes
9,613
Percent
52.40
Other nationalcandidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoralvotes
3
1876
1876
Year
1876
Winner (nationally)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Votes
10,383
Percent
52.73
Runner-up (nationally)
Samuel J. Tilden
Votes
9,308
Percent
47.27
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1872
1872
Year
1872
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
8,413
Percent
57.43
Runner-up (nationally)
Horace Greeley
Votes
6,236
Percent
42.57
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1868
1868
Year
1868
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
6,474
Percent
55.40
Runner-up (nationally)
Horatio Seymour
Votes
5,215
Percent
44.60
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
1864
1864
Year
1864
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Votes
9,826
Percent
59.80
Runner-up (nationally)
George B. McClellan
Votes
6,594
Percent
40.20
Other nationalcandidates
—
Electoralvotes
3
Notes
One elector did not vote.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other nationalcandidates
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
Notes
2024
Donald Trump
751,205
50.59
Kamala Harris
705,197
47.49
—
6
2020
Joe Biden
703,486
50.06
Donald Trump
669,890
47.67
—
6
2016
Donald Trump
512,058
45.50
Hillary Clinton
539,260
47.92
—
6
2012
Barack Obama
531,373
52.36
Mitt Romney
463,567
45.68
—
6
2008
Barack Obama
533,736
55.15
John McCain
412,827
42.65
—
5
2004
George W. Bush
418,690
50.47
John Kerry
397,190
47.88
—
5
2000
George W. Bush
301,575
49.52
Al Gore
279,978
45.98
—
4
1996
Bill Clinton
203,974
43.93
Bob Dole
199,244
42.91
Ross Perot
43,986
9.47
4
1992
Bill Clinton
189,148
37.36
George H. W. Bush
175,828
34.73
Ross Perot
132,580
26.19
4
1988
George H. W. Bush
206,040
58.86
Michael Dukakis
132,738
37.92
—
4
1984
Ronald Reagan
188,770
65.85
Walter Mondale
91,655
31.97
—
4
1980
Ronald Reagan
155,017
62.54
Jimmy Carter
66,666
26.89
John B. Anderson
17,651
7.12
3
1976
Jimmy Carter
92,479
45.81
Gerald Ford
101,273
50.17
—
3
1972
Richard Nixon
115,750
63.68
George McGovern
66,016
36.32
—
3
1968
Richard Nixon
73,188
47.46
Hubert Humphrey
60,598
39.29
George Wallace
20,432
13.25
3
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
79,339
58.58
Barry Goldwater
56,094
41.42
—
3
1960
John F. Kennedy
54,880
51.16
Richard Nixon
52,387
48.84
—
3
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
56,049
57.97
Adlai Stevenson II
40,640
42.03
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
—
—
3
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
50,502
61.45
Adlai Stevenson II
31,688
38.55
—
3
1948
Harry S. Truman
31,291
50.37
Thomas E. Dewey
29,357
47.26
Strom Thurmond
—
—
3
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt
29,623
54.62
Thomas E. Dewey
24,611
45.38
—
3
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
31,945
60.08
Wendell Willkie
21,229
39.92
—
3
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
31,925
72.81
Alf Landon
11,923
27.19
—
3
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
28,756
69.41
Herbert Hoover
12,674
30.59
—
3
1928
Herbert Hoover
18,327
56.54
Al Smith
14,090
43.46
—
3
1924
Calvin Coolidge
11,243
41.76
John W. Davis
5,909
21.95
Robert M. La Follette
9,769
36.29
3
1920
Warren G. Harding
15,479
56.92
James M. Cox
9,851
36.22
Parley P. Christensen
—
—
3
1916
Woodrow Wilson
17,776
53.36
Charles E. Hughes
12,127
36.4
—
3
1912
Woodrow Wilson
7,986
39.7
Theodore Roosevelt
5,620
27.94
William H. Taft
3,196
15.89
3
1908
William H. Taft
10,775
43.93
William Jennings Bryan
11,212
45.71
—
3
1904
Theodore Roosevelt
6,864
56.66
Alton B. Parker
3,982
32.87
—
3
1900
William McKinley
3,849
37.75
William Jennings Bryan
6,347
62.25
—
3
1896
William McKinley
1,938
18.79
William Jennings Bryan
8,376
81.21
—
3
1892
Grover Cleveland
714
6.56
Benjamin Harrison
2,811
25.84
James B. Weaver
7,264
66.78
3
1888
Benjamin Harrison
7,088
57.73
Grover Cleveland
5,149
41.94
—
3
1884
Grover Cleveland
5,578
43.59
James G. Blaine
7,193
56.21
—
3
1880
James A. Garfield
8,732
47.60
Winfield S. Hancock
9,613
52.40
James B. Weaver
—
—
3
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
10,383
52.73
Samuel J. Tilden
9,308
47.27
—
3
1872
Ulysses S. Grant
8,413
57.43
Horace Greeley
6,236
42.57
—
3
1868
Ulysses S. Grant
6,474
55.40
Horatio Seymour
5,215
44.60
—
3
1864
Abraham Lincoln
9,826
59.80
George B. McClellan
6,594
40.20
—
3
One elector did not vote.

References

  1. James B. Weaver, 1892.
  2. For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won
  3. Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. Nevada Secretary of State
    https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/USPresidential/index.shtml
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html
  7. 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2016.pdf
  8. 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf
  9. 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf
  10. "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives"
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf
  11. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0
  12. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0
  13. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Nevada.
    http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1876&fips=32&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state
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