What Went Down In The 2020 Nevada Caucuses

We are starting to get some formal (i.e., not reported via Twitter) results now. Still just a couple precincts, though, so don’t draw any conclusions yet.

Just a reminder that if two candidates tie at any caucus in Nevada, the tie is broken by drawing from a pack of cards. High card wins. Aces are high, suits are ranked spades (highest), hearts, diamonds, clubs (lowest). Here’s an example for the state party’s training material

The Nevada caucuses have featured a lot of talk about the power of labor unions in the Democratic Party, particularly the Culinary Union. But while they may be a very important part of the electoral landscape in Nevada, it’s not clear how much unions affected vote choice. According to the preliminary entrance polls, 24 percent of voters said that someone in their household belongs to a labor union compared to 76 percent who said otherwise. But the preliminary data show very little difference in candidate support between union and non-union households.