Nevada
Political parties
Since World War II neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have dominated state politics, which are basically conservative. As of 2002, there were 869,859 registered voters. In the 2000 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 49% of the vote to Democrat Al Gore's 46%. Republican Kenny Guinn, first elected governor in 1998, was reelected in 2002. Democrat Harry Reid was elected US Senator in 1986; he was reelected in 1992 and 1998. Republican Senator John Ensign was elected in 2000. Following the 2002 elections, Nevada sent one Democrat and two Republicans to the US House of Representatives. As of mid-2003, there were 13 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the state senate, and 23 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the state house.
Nevada Presidential Vote by Major Political Parties, 1948–2000
| YEAR | ELECTORAL VOTE | NEVADA WINNER | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN |
| * Won US presidential election. | ||||
| ** Independent candidate Ross Perot received 132,580 votes in 1992 and 43,986 votes in 1996. | ||||
| 1948 | 3 | *Truman (D) | 31,290 | 29,357 |
| 1952 | 3 | *Eisenhower (R) | 31,688 | 50,502 |
| 1956 | 3 | *Eisenhower (R) | 40,640 | 56,049 |
| 1960 | 3 | *Kennedy (D) | 54,880 | 52,387 |
| 1964 | 3 | *Johnson (D) | 79,339 | 56,094 |
| 1968 | 3 | *Nixon (R) | 60,598 | 73,188 |
| 1972 | 3 | *Nixon (R) | 66,016 | 115,750 |
| 1976 | 3 | Ford (R) | 92,479 | 101,273 |
| 1980 | 3 | *Reagan (R) | 66,666 | 155,017 |
| 1984 | 4 | *Reagan (R) | 91,655 | 188,770 |
| 1988 | 4 | *Bush (R) | 132,738 | 206,040 |
| 1992** | 4 | *Clinton (D) | 189,148 | 175,828 |
| 1996** | 4 | *Clinton (D) | 203,974 | 199,244 |
| 2000 | 4 | *Bush, G. W. (R) | 279,978 | 301,575 |