Nevada caucus | Nevada Caucus 2012

Nevada caucus | Nevada Caucus 2012 - The caucus has 3 levels: The precinct, the county convention and finally the state convention. Overall Nevada has 33 Democratic delegates and 34 Republican delegates.

Nevada Precinct Caucuses

There is time for each viable candidate’s group to try to talk the unviable candidates voters into choosing their candidate.

Nevada County Convention
Delegates to the county convention were then selected amongst the candidate groups.

KGO 810 News provides more information on caucus times and other information:

Like Florida, Nevada’s contest is only open to registered Republicans. The registration deadline ended Jan. 21, two weeks before Saturday’s caucus date. The state lists 468,174 registered Republicans, about 35 percent of the total registered voting population. In 2008, 44,315 votes were cast in the Republican presidential caucus.

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Caucus times will vary across the state, but most will take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. PT. There is one evening caucus scheduled at 7 p.m. in Clark County for those voters who cannot caucus during the day because of religious reasons.

The narrative of the state of the economy takes on a particular importance in Nevada. The state has the highest unemployment rate in the country—12.6 percent as of December. Nevada also has the highest foreclosure rate in the country. One in every 177 homes in Nevada received a foreclosure filing in December 2011, according to the foreclosure database RealtyTrac.