Nevada — 2016 Democratic presidential caucus
2016 · Democratic presidential caucusNevada · Democratic primaryClinton+5.3
Who led each county
Nevada's 2016 Democratic caucus — 17 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic caucus leaderClintonSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Nevada 2016 Democratic presidential caucus — 12,233 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓6,44052.6%
- Sanders5,78547.3%
- All others80.1%
Caucus figures follow the state party’s reported measure, which can be state-delegate equivalents rather than raw attendees — shares are the honest comparison.
County-by-county leaders — 17 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Clinton | +9.7 | 8,918 |
| Washoe County | Sanders | +8.6 | 1,919 |
| Carson City | Sanders | +1.8 | 169 |
| Lyon County | Sanders | +4.8 | 168 |
| Nye County | Clinton | +18.1 | 160 |
| Douglas County | Clinton | +8.3 | 157 |
| White Pine County | Clinton | +1.1 | 93 |
| Churchill County | Clinton | +0.0 | 92 |
| Elko County | Sanders | +13.6 | 88 |
| Humboldt County | Sanders | +32.5 | 80 |
| Mineral County | Clinton | +6.9 | 73 |
| Storey County | Sanders | +4.1 | 73 |
| Lander County | Sanders | +40.6 | 69 |
| Pershing County | Sanders | +1.5 | 67 |
| Lincoln County | Clinton | +20.6 | 63 |
| Esmeralda County | Sanders | +36.4 | 22 |
| Eureka County | Sanders | +72.7 | 22 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential caucus returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state party; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.