In The News: Department of Political Science
Ever since nonpartisans became the largest share of registered voters in Nevada last year, the results of this year’s presidential election were bound to turn on how such a prominent — yet unknown — group would sway.
After months of incessant campaign ads and an onslaught of political events, the 2024 election is over. It saw a sweeping victory for Republican President-elect Donald Trump, and it continued the tradition of close U.S. Senate races in Nevada.
After months of incessant campaign ads and an onslaught of political events, the 2024 election is over. It saw a sweeping victory for Republican President-elect Donald Trump, and it continued the tradition of close U.S. Senate races in Nevada.
Nevada goes to Donald Trump, according to a projection by The Associated Press. Trump's win will give Nevada's six electoral votes to Republicans for the first time since President George W. Bush carried it in 2004. Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris made multiple campaign stops in the state this year. Most of Nevada's counties are rural and voted heavily for Trump in 2020. But Democrat Joe Biden that year won the two most populous counties of Washoe and Clark, the latter of which includes Las Vegas and three-quarters of the state's residents.
In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races are still too early to call early Thursday morning. However, after trailing by 0.1 since Election Night, Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has pulled ahead of her Republican opponent Sam Brown.
Donald Trump, a twice-impeached former president convicted of multiple felonies, has been declared the next President of the United States. And based on vote counts available early November 6, it’s possible he could have a Republican-controlled Congress. Republicans notched a majority in the Senate. As of press time, it was too early to call which party would have control in the House of Representatives.
Former Republican President Donald Trump appears headed for victory in the United States presidential election, gaining support in key states where voters' main concerns were the high cost of living and immigration.
The "Blue Wall" came to the fore as former President Donald Trump triumphed in the presidential race in the United States of America, while experts said concerns about immigration and the high cost of living were determining factors in the outcome of the election.
Former President Donald Trump’s resounding victory appears buoyed by a key constituency – Latino voters – whose economic concerns may have outweighed his harsh rhetoric surrounding immigration.
In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races were too early to call early Wednesday.
As Nevada voters head to the polls, one key ballot question has stirred contrasting opinions: Question 1, which proposes removing the Board of Regents from the state constitution, granting the legislature more oversight.
In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races were too early to call early Wednesday.