Nevada

NEVADA	5 Electoral Votes
	Nevada went from 4 electoral votes to 5 as a result of the 2000 Census

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nevada Secretary of State)

Total Population, July 1, 2004 est.	2,334,771
Total Enrollment, Oct. 2004	1,071,101

Dem. 429,808 (40.13%) Rep. 434,239 (40.54%) Non-partisan 161,620 (15.09%) remaining 4.24% -- Lib. 6,240 Grn. 3,356 Indep. Am. 31,517 NL 1,081 Ref. 356 Other 2,884.
Two largest counties: Clark, Washoe.
Four largest cities: Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno, North Las Vegas.
Fastest growth in voting age population of any state between Nov. 1996 and Nov. 2000.

Government
Governor: Kenny Guinn (R) re-elected in 2002.
State Legislature: Nevada State Legislature House: 42 seats Senate: 21 seats
Local: Cities NACO Counties
U.S. House: 1R,1D - 1. S.Berkley (D) | 2. J.Gibbons (R) *1 new seat in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census.
U.S. Senate: John Ensign (R) elected in 2000, Harry Reid (D) re-elected in 2004.

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Registration for the General Election closes Oct. 12, 2004 at 9 p.m.

Early voting by personal appearance Oct. 16-29, 2004. (start 3rd Saturday before the General Election)

Election Day Turnout: 396,952 (47.72%)
Early Turnout: 346,823 (41.69%)
Absentee Turnout: 88,058 (10.59%)
Total Turnout: 831,833

Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	3,176	(0.38)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	418,690	(50.47)
Cobb/LaMarche	853	(0.10)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	397,190	(47.88)
Nader/Camejo	4,838	(0.58)
Peroutka/Baldwin	1,152	(0.14)
None of These Candidates	3,688	(0.44)
Total........829,587

2004 Overview
As in 2000, Bush carried Nevada by a narrow margin, gaining a plurality of 21,500 votes (2.59 percentage points), and carrying 16 of 17 counties.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.)...........203,974	(43.93)
Dole (Rep.)................199,244	(42.91)
Perot (Ref.).................43,986	(9.47)
None of these...............5,608	(1.21)
Nader (Grn.).................4,730	(1.02)
Others (3)......................6,737	(1.45)
Total........464,279

1992

Clinton (Dem.)...........189,148 (37.36)

Bush (Rep.)...............175,828 (34.73)

Perot (Ind.)................132,580
(26.18)

Others (5).....................6,225
(1.23)

None of these...............2,537
(0.50)

Total........506,318

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	3,311	(0.54)
Buchanan/Foster (Cit.First)	4,747	(0.77)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	301,575	(49.52)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	279,978	(45.97)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)	415	(0.07)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	15,008	(2.46)
Phillips/Frazier (IAP)	621	(0.10)
"None of these candidates"	3,315	(0.54)
Total........608,970

Total turnout was 613,360. Early voting by personal appearance ran from Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2000 (the third Saturday before Election Day to the Friday before Election Day). 206,013 people voted by early voting (33.8% of total). In addition, there were about 113,000 absentee ballot requests, which have historically had a return rate of about 60%.

2000 Overview
Bush won Nevada with a plurality of 21,597 votes (3.55 percentage points). He carried 16 of 17 counties; Gore carried only Clark County (Las Vegas). Clark County accounted for 62.7% of the votes cast in the presidential race (382,198 votes), and Gore won there with a plurality of 25,168 votes. John Ensign's strong showing in the U.S. Senate race may have helped boost Bush. Also in Bush's advantage were the facts that Nevada is a Western state, and that Gov. Guinn's time in office helped prepare the ground by taking away some traditional Democratic issues. One major issue for both sides in Nevada was the proposal for interim storage of high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain; Gore and Bush took positions against this, while saying they would rely on science for a decision about permanent storage.
General Election Activities

Democratic Precinct Caucuses -- Saturday, February 14, 2004

Unofficial Results (99% Precincts Reporting)

Statewide
John Kerry 63%
Howard Dean   17%
John Edwards   10%
Dennis Kucinich 7%
Al Sharpton 1%
Uncommitted   3%
Other   Less than 1%

County Democratic Conventions -- March 13, 2004

Nevada State Democratic Party Convention -- April 16, 17, 18, 2004

Democratic: 32 Delegates (24 Pledged and 8 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates.

Republican: 33 Delegates.
Precinct Caucuses Feb. 10, 2004 - County Conventions March 12-26, 2004 - District Meetings April 29-May 1, 2004 - State Convention April 29-May 1, 2004.

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