RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's first-in-the West presidential caucus puts the spotlight Saturday on a state that has swung increasingly blue over the last two decades.
Historically a Republican stronghold, the GOP hasn't carried the Silver State in a presidential election since 2004. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat to win northern Nevada's traditionally red Washoe County since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
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Last time around, Nevada was one of the only key swing states that sided with Democrat Hillary Clinton over President Donald Trump. Democrats hold all but one of the state's congressional seats and all but one of the statewide offices.