United States presidential elections in Nevada information
Presidential elections in Nevada
Number of elections
40
Voted Democratic
19
Voted Republican
20
Voted other
1[a]
Voted for winning candidate
32
Voted for losing candidate
8
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.
Winners of the state are in bold, and shaded in the party of the state winner.
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other national candidates[b]
Votes
Percent
Electoral Votes
Notes
2020[1]
Joe Biden
703,486
50.06
Donald Trump
669,890
47.67
—
6
2016[2]
Donald Trump[c]
512,058
45.50
Hillary Clinton
539,260
47.92
—
6
2012[3]
Barack Obama
531,373
52.36
Mitt Romney
463,567
45.68
—
6
2008[4]
Barack Obama
533,736
55.15
John McCain
412,827
42.65
—
5
2004[5]
George W. Bush
418,690
50.47
John Kerry
397,190
47.88
—
5
2000[6]
George W. Bush[c]
301,575
49.52
Al Gore
279,978
45.98
—
4
1996[7]
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[d]
—
—
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[c]
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[8]
Rutherford B. Hayes[c]
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.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
^"Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. 3 November 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
^2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
^2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
^"Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
^"2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
^"1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
^Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Nevada.
and 30 Related for: United States presidential elections in Nevada information
The 1960 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1968 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1964 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1952 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1972 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972...
The 1928 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1956 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1932 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
The 1948 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 UnitedStatespresidentialelection. State voters...
1892 UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninNevada took place on November 8, 1892. All contemporary 44 states were part of the 1892 UnitedStates presidential...