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The winner of Nevada’s presidential election has won the presidency all but two times since 1912.
The two exceptions came in 1976, when the Silver State supported Republican Gerald Ford over Democrat Jimmy Carter, and in 2016, when Nevada’s electoral votes went to Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump.
The number of electoral votes assigned to Nevada has doubled in the past century, with the winner of the state now securing six electoral votes.
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