Since 1984, every candidate who took Nevada went on to the White House.

1984

Ronald Reagan (65.8 percent)

Walter Mondale (32 percent)

1988

George H. W. Bush (58.8 percent)

Michael Dukakis (37.9 percent)

1992

Bill Clinton (37.3 percent)

George H. W. Bush (34.7 percent)

Ross Perot (26.2 percent)

1996

Bill Clinton (43.9 percent)

Bob Dole (42.9 percent)

Ross Perot (9.4 percent)

2000

George W. Bush (49.5 percent)

Al Gore (46 percent)

2004

George W. Bush (50.5 percent)

John Kerry (47.9 percent)

2008

Barack Obama (55.2 percent)

John McCain (42.7 percent)