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Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucus, Sealing Front-Runner Status

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters ahead of the 2020 Nevada Democratic Caucus.

Las Vegas — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucus, People’s Pundit Daily (PPD) can project with 3% of precincts reporting. The socialist senator from Vermont has now won at least two of the first three contests — likely all three — sealing his status as front-runner for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

He currently leads Joe Biden in county convention delegates (C.C.D.s) and also in the first and final alignment votes.

Election 2020: Nevada Caucus Results

Early Takeaways

Nevada is the first contest with a large share of nonwhites, representing roughly 4 in 10 in 2016 and 35% in 2020, according to entrance polls. Sanders overwhelmingly won the Hispanic vote in the Silver State, 54% to 14%, a larger margin than in Iowa and New Hampshire.

	White 65%	Black 11%	Hispanic 18%	Asian 3%	Other 4%
Sanders	29%	27%	51%	n/a	42%
Biden	14%	39%	17%	n/a	11%
Buttigieg	19%	2%	10%	n/a	12%
Gabbard	1%	1%	0%	n/a	n/a
Klobuchar	14%	3%	4%	n/a	9%
Steyer	7%	16%	8%	n/a	13%
Warren	14%	10%	7%	n/a	9%
Uncommitted	1%	1%	1%	n/a	4%

Biden won the black vote by just 6 points, raising an eyebrow ahead of South Carolina where the former Vice President’s lead is fading quickly.

Pete Buttigieg failed in his first test to compete among diverse demographics. He won just 9% of the Hispanic vote and only 2% of the black vote.

This story is developing and the article is being updated.

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PPD Elections Staff

Led by R. D. Baris, the People's Pundit, the PPD Elections Staff conducts polling and covers news about latest polls, election results and election data.