Trump wins big in Nevada

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February 24, 2016

By James A. Barnes

Donald Trump extended his winning streak to three, capturing the February 23 Nevada Republican presidential caucuses with about 46 percent of the vote.

For the billionaire, it was a broad victory. According to the television network entrance poll, a representative sampling of voters as they entered their caucus locations, Trump carried men and women, college-educated and non-college voters, conservatives and moderates, Evangelical and non-Evangelical voters.

With more than 93 percent of the precincts reporting, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won less than a quarter of the vote and held a narrow lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for a distant second place finish. Rubio won a plurality of the late deciders: among those who said they made up their minds on how they were voting within the last week, roughly two-out-five cast their ballots for the Floridian. But more than twice as many voters said they decided before that, and among that group, Trump won a majority.

Nevada Republican Caucus, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 45.9% 34,531 14
Marco Rubio 23.9% 17,940 7
Ted Cruz 21.4% 16,079 6
Ben Carson 4.8% 3,619 0
John Kasich 3.6% 2,709 1
Rand Paul 0.2% 170 0
Jeb Bush 0.1% 64 0
Chris Christie 0.1% 50 0
Totals 75,162 28
Source: Nevada GOP

Trump captured 15 of the state’s 17 counties, and Cruz had won two. In Clark County, home to Las Vegas, Trump captured nearly half the ballots cast. Rubio ran ahead of Cruz in Clark and the state’s second largest county, Washoe, home to Reno. Cruz performed relatively well in rural parts of the state.

Color Key
Winning candidate
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz

James A. Barnes is a senior writer for Ballotpedia and co-author of the 2016 edition of the Almanac of American Politics. He is a member of the CNN Decision Desk and will be helping to project the Democratic and Republican winners throughout the election cycle.

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