2004 presidential result: George W. Bush with 50.5 percent
Primary results: Hillary Clinton (D): Margin of victory 4 percentage points Mitt Romney (R): Margin of victory 37 percentage points
Demographics
Population 1,998,257: 75.2% White 6.8% Black 1.3% American Indian/Alaskan native 4.5% Asian 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.8% Mixed race 8.0% Other race
Median household income: $44,581
Percentage income in poverty, 1999: 10.5%
Percentage age 65 and up: 10.9%
Percentage with college degree: 18.2%
Percentage Hispanic: 19.7%
Unemployment rate as of June 2008: 6.4%
Current government
Governor: Jim Gibbons (R) re-election 2010
U.S. senators: John Ensign (R) re-election 2012 Harry Reid (D) re-election 2010
U.S. House delegation: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans
State Senate: 10 Democrats, 11 Republicans
State House: 27 Democrats, 15 Republicans
Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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