FACT BRIEFDid turnout in the 2024 GOP presidential caucus set a record high?
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Voter turnout in Nevada’s party-run Republican presidential caucus was more than 60,000 this year, according to the Nevada Republican Party. That was about 15,000 votes short of the record set in the 2016 caucus of 75,000.
Turnout in the 2024 caucus was dampened in part by a lack of competition. The caucus came two days after a separate primary and saw former President Donald Trump win more than 99 percent of the vote against just one long-shot candidate, Texas pastor and businessman Ryan Binkley.
That was unlike the 2016 contest, which saw Trump secure about 46 percent of the vote in a more crowded field.
Turnout was even greater in this year’s state-run Republican primary, which did not feature Trump on the ballot. In that election, more than 80,000 Republican voters cast votes.
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Nevada GOP - Google Sheets Unofficial Results Nevada Caucus
New York Times Nevada Republican Caucus Results
NBC News The Big 2016 Story Out of the Nevada GOP Caucus? Turnout.
Nevada Independent Trump sweeps Nevada Republican caucus in race with no major challengers
Nevada Secretary of State 2024 Turnout Reporting | Nevada Secretary of State
Nevada Independent Nevada primary turnout: Driven by mail, primary vote totals surpass caucus records
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