Nevada presidential caucuses

The Nevada presidential caucuses are an electoral event in which citizens met in precinct caucuses to elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. In 2021, Harry Reid (former senator to NV) passed legislation (AB321) to include primaries in hopes of increasing voter turn-out. Nevada has for decades and still does have a caucus. The caucus is where the delegates receive the votes that will be carried to the National Convention and not the primaries. There are 17 counties in Nevada and the state has 26 delegates. The Nevada caucuses began in 1981. The Kerry/Dean caucus was held on February 14, 2004. In 2008 the DNC gave Nevada the official first in the west status reflecting the growing importance of the West as well as Nevada's electoral bellwether status.[1] The 2008 Nevada caucuses were the third major electoral event in the nominating process for President of the United States. In 2016, the Democratic caucus was held on February 20[2] and the Republican caucus was held on February 23.[3]

  1. ^ Ostermeier, Eric (February 17, 2011). "Meet the New Bellwether States: Ohio and Nevada". Smart Politics.
  2. ^ "Nevada State Democratic Party | Caucus FAQ". Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nevada Caucus - Nevada Republican Party". Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.