What to look for in the Nevada GOP Caucuses
Presidential election in Nevada, 2016
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February 23, 2016
You’ll have to stay up late to find out what happens in the Nevada Republican caucuses on February 23. The Nevada Republican Caucuses can be scheduled from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST (8:00 PM and midnight EST). The television networks aren’t likely to make any projections before midnight, East Coast time.
The Republican Party of Nevada is conducting 1,784 precinct caucuses at approximately 141 caucus locations throughout the state. Places like high schools or community centers can hold multiple precinct caucuses in different rooms. The 30 national delegates from Nevada to the Republican National Convention are allocated proportionally based on the statewide straw poll results to any candidate receiving more than 3.33% of the vote. Only registered Republicans are allowed to participate in the Republican caucuses. Seventeen-year-olds who will turn 18 before the November general election may participate in the caucuses.
Nevada Voter registration as of January 31, 2016:
| Nevada Party Registration | |
|---|---|
| Party | Active voters |
| Democratic | 471,342 |
| Republican | 423,308 |
| Other | 309,255 |
| Total | 1,203,905 |
It’s hard to predict what kind of turnout the Republican caucus will have. The state has no experience with a Tuesday night presidential caucus. In 2008 and 2012, the GOP caucuses were conducted on a Saturday. At the same time, the three previous Republican nominating contests this year held in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, have all seen record turnouts.
Past Nevada presidential caucus turnout
| NV GOP straw poll vote | |
|---|---|
| Year | Vote |
| 2012 | 32,965 |
| 2008 | 44,315 |
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.
See also
- Presidential election in Nevada, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
- Presidential debates (2015-2016)
- Presidential election, 2016/Polls
- 2016 presidential candidate ratings and scorecards
- Presidential election, 2016/Straw polls
