How Nevada votes: a timeline
Thu, Nov 1, 2012 (midnight)
The Political Issue
Since 1984, every candidate who took Nevada went on to the White House.
1984
Ronald Reagan (65.8 percent)
Walter Mondale (32 percent)
1988
George H. W. Bush (58.8 percent)
Michael Dukakis (37.9 percent)
1992
Bill Clinton (37.3 percent)
George H. W. Bush (34.7 percent)
Ross Perot (26.2 percent)
1996
Bill Clinton (43.9 percent)
Bob Dole (42.9 percent)
Ross Perot (9.4 percent)
2000
George W. Bush (49.5 percent)
Al Gore (46 percent)
2004
George W. Bush (50.5 percent)
John Kerry (47.9 percent)
2008
Barack Obama (55.2 percent)
John McCain (42.7 percent)

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