Nevada presidential election results and history
Nevada has voted in 41 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 33 of the 41 with a recorded winner (80%).
Current members of Congress from Nevada (6)
- Catherine Cortez Masto Senator · Democrat
- Jacky Rosen Senator · Democrat
- Dina Titus District 1 · Democrat
- Mark E. Amodei District 2 · Republican
- Susie Lee District 3 · Democrat
- Steven Horsford District 4 · Democrat
- Latest (2024)
- Donald J. Trump3.1 pts
- Electoral votes
- 6
- Republican wins
- 21
- Democratic wins
- 19
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in Nevada
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald J. Trump | 50.6% | Kamala Harris | 3.1 | 6 | 1,484,840 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden | 50.1% | Donald J. Trump | 2.4 | 6 | 1,405,376 | Joseph R. Biden ✓ |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 47.9% | Donald J. Trump | 2.4 | 6 | 1,125,385 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 52.4% | Mitt Romney | 6.7 | 6 | 1,014,918 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 55.1% | John McCain | 12.5 | 5 | 967,848 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 50.5% | John Kerry | 2.6 | 5 | 829,587 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 49.5% | Albert Gore, Jr. | 3.6 | 4 | 608,970 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 1996 | William J. Clinton | 43.9% | Robert Dole | 1.0 | 4 | 464,279 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1992 | William J. Clinton | 37.4% | George H. W. Bush | 2.6 | 4 | 506,318 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | 58.9% | Michael Dukakis | 20.9 | 4 | 350,067 | George H. W. Bush ✓ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 65.8% | Walter Mondale | 33.9 | 4 | 286,667 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | 62.5% | Jimmy Carter | 35.6 | 3 | 247,885 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford | 50.2% | Jimmy Carter | 4.4 | 3 | 201,876 | Jimmy Carter ✗ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 63.7% | George McGovern | 27.4 | 3 | 181,766 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Richard M. Nixon | 47.5% | Hubert Humphrey | 8.2 | 3 | 154,218 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 58.6% | Barry Goldwater | 17.2 | 3 | 135,433 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | 51.2% | Richard M. Nixon | 2.3 | 3 | 107,267 | John F. Kennedy ✓ |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 58.0% | Adlai Stevenson | 15.9 | 3 | 96,689 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 61.4% | Adlai Stevenson | 22.9 | 3 | 82,190 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1948 | Harry S Truman | 50.4% | Thomas E. Dewey | 3.1 | 3 | 62,117 | Harry S Truman ✓ |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 54.6% | Thomas E. Dewey | 9.2 | 3 | 54,234 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 60.1% | Wendell L. Willkie | 20.2 | 3 | 53,174 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 72.8% | Alfred M. Landon | 45.6 | 3 | 43,848 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 69.4% | Herbert Hoover | 38.8 | 3 | 41,430 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | 56.5% | Alfred E. Smith | 13.1 | 3 | 32,417 | Herbert Hoover ✓ |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 41.8% | Robert LaFollette | 5.5 | 3 | 26,921 | Calvin Coolidge ✓ |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | 56.9% | James M. Cox | 20.7 | 3 | 27,194 | Warren G. Harding ✓ |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | 53.4% | Charles E. Hughes | 17.0 | 3 | 33,314 | Woodrow Wilson ✓ |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | 39.7% | Theodore Roosevelt | 11.8 | 3 | 20,115 | Woodrow Wilson ✓ |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | 45.7% | William Howard Taft | 1.8 | 3 | 24,526 | William Howard Taft ✗ |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 56.7% | Alton B. Parker | 23.8 | 3 | 12,115 | Theodore Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan | 62.2% | William McKinley | 24.5 | 3 | 10,196 | William McKinley ✗ |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | 75.6% | William McKinley | 56.9 | 3 | 10,314 | William McKinley ✗ |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver | 66.7% | Benjamin Harrison | 40.8 | 3 | 10,826 | Grover Cleveland ✗ |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison | 57.5% | Grover Cleveland | 15.3 | 3 | 12,573 | Benjamin Harrison ✓ |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine | 56.2% | Grover Cleveland | 12.5 | 3 | 12,779 | Grover Cleveland ✗ |
| 1880 | Winfield S. Hancock | 52.4% | James A. Garfield | 4.8 | 3 | 18,343 | James A. Garfield ✗ |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes | 52.7% | Samuel Tilden | 5.5 | 3 | 19,691 | Rutherford B. Hayes ✓ |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | 57.4% | Horace Greeley | 14.9 | 3 | 14,649 | Ulysses S. Grant ✓ |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | 55.4% | Horatio Seymour | 10.8 | 3 | 11,689 | Ulysses S. Grant ✓ |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | 59.8% | George McClellan | 19.7 | 2 | 16,420 | Abraham Lincoln ✓ |
Counties
- Carson City
- Churchill County
- Clark County
- Douglas County
- Elko County
- Esmeralda County
- Eureka County
- Humboldt County
- Lander County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mineral County
- Nye County
- Pershing County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- White Pine County
Questions and answers
How has Nevada voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Donald J. Trump by 3.1 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 2.4 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 2.4 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 6.7 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 12.5 points.
When did Nevada last vote Democratic for president?
In 2020, for Joseph R. Biden.
When did Nevada last vote Republican for president?
In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.
How often does Nevada vote for the winning presidential candidate?
Nevada backed the national winner in 33 of 41 elections in this record (80%).
Is Nevada a swing state?
Yes. It is among the most competitive states: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 6.7 points, Democratic by 2.4 points, Democratic by 2.4 points and Republican by 3.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data