February 22, 2020 - Nevada Caucuses

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49 Delegates (36 Pledged)
Summary
:  After nearly a year of preparations by the Nevada State Democratic Party, the First in the West Nevada Caucuses took place.  The Iowa results debacle had some observers worrying that disaster might occur.  Although there were incidents in early voting, the Caucuses proceeded relatively smoothly.  Nearly 75,000 Nevadans voted during the four-day early vote period, Feb. 15-18, and about 30,000 people turned out on Caucus Day itself for a total turnout of close to 105,000. 

FEB. 22 - NEVADA PRECINCT CAUCUSES (36 pledged delegates)

Main NV Caucus Page - Campaign Overview

SANDERS
BIDEN
BUTTIGIEG
WARREN
STEYER
KLOBUCHAR
OTHERS

County Convention Delegates
6,788
(46.84%)
2,927
(20.20%)
2,073
(14.30%)
1,406
(9.70%)
682
(4.71%)
603
(4.16%)
13
14,492

Actual Vote-First Alignment


35,652
(33.99%)

18,424
(17.57%)

16,102
(15.35%)

13,438
(12.81%)

9,503
(9.06%)

10,100
(9.63%)

1,664
(1.59%)

104,883

Actual Vote-Final Alignment

41,075
(40.45%)
19,179
(18.89%)

17,598
(17.33%)

11,703
(11.53%)

4,120
(4.06%)

7,376
(7.26%)

492
(0.48%)

101,543
Others. County Convention Delegates: Gabbard 4, Patrick 1, Yang 1, Uncomm. 7. 
First Alignment: Yang 612 (0.58%), Uncomm. 472 (0.45%), Gabbard 353 (0.34%), Bennet 140 (0.13%), Patrick 86 (0.08%), Delaney 1.
Final Alignment: Yang, 49, Bennet 36, Gabbard 32, Patrick 8, Uncomm. 367

OVERVIEW
Sanders achieved a decisive win.  Of the 36 pledged national convention delegates, it was projected that he would win 24 to 9 for Buttiegieg and 3 for Biden.  Looking at the results by county, Sanders won the majority of county convention delegates in 12 counties, Buttigieg in 4 (Douglas, Lincoln, Nye and Pershing) and Steyer in 1 (Mineral).  Although Biden did not win the most delegates in any county, he finished second (24.27%) in Clark County [Las Vegas], which accounts for almost three-fourths (74.57%) of total county convention delegates.  Elsewhere he did not do so well.  In Washoe County [Reno], Biden finished fifth (7.6%) behind Sanders, Buttigieg, Warren and Klobuchar.  In addition to finishing first in 4 counties, Buttigieg finished second in 12 counties.

Edison Research entrance and early voter exit polls (>) showed that Latinos accounted for 17% of caucusgoers compared to 19% in 2016 and 15% in 2008.  Sanders won support of 50% of Latino caucusgoers compared to 17% for Biden, 11% for Buttigieg, 9% for Steyer, 7% for Warren and 4% for Klobuchar.  Among Latino caucusgoers 45 and under Sanders won support of 67%.  Among all caucusgoers, Biden did well among seniors, gaining support of 29%, while the other candidates were all under 20% .

Sanders' strong Nevada showing, after he had won the popular vote in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, made him the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination.  He was, one observer noted, the first non-incumbent candidate of either major party to win the first three states.  For a few days heading into the South Carolina primary, the question was "is Bernie unstoppable?" 

County Convention Delegates Awarded on Caucus Day

BIDEN
BUTTIGIEG
KLOBUCHAR
SANDERS
STEYER
WARREN
OTHERS

Carson City
10
39
33
96
19
19

216
Churchill
12
18
9
31
13
8

91
Clark
2,623
1,297
230
5,293
442
917
3TG, 2unc.
10,807
Douglas
13
79
38
76
15
26

247
Elko
9
23
17
42
0
15
1unc.
107
Esmeralda
2
4
0
11
0
2

19
Eureka
0
4
0
14
0
0

18
Humboldt
9
18
8
40
5
5
1TG,1DP,1AY
88
Lander
7
6
5
26
3
15

62
Lincoln
2
25
0
24
6
0

57
Lyon
20
43
11
58
19
17
3unc.
171
Mineral
4
15
3
13
16
5

56
Nye
26
47
5
41
38
7

164
Pershing
9
21
12
9
13
5

69
Storey
11
15
7
25
9
7

74
Washoe
165
390
220
959
81
354
1unc.
2,170
White Pine
5
29
5
30
3
4

76

2,927
(20.20%)
2,073
(14.30%)
603
(4.16%)
6,788
(46.84%)
682
(4.71%)
1,406
(9.70%)
13
14,492



DELEGATES
49 Delegates and 3 Alternates.

County ConventionsApril 18, 2020. May 1-8, 2020
State Convention:  May 30, 2020.
Delegate Selection Plan [PDF]