What Went Down In The 2020 Nevada Caucuses
As in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders seems to have done particularly well among young voters, getting 66 percent support among those under 30 and almost half of those between the ages of 30 and 45. But he’s also leading among voters between the ages of 45 and 65, albeit by a lesser margin. Biden and Klobuchar, it’s worth pointing out, have the opposite age gradient, doing best with older voters. Warren and Buttigieg’s performance is more evenly spread across the different age groups.
Candidate preference by age
Chosen candidate in the 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus by age group, according to preliminary exit poll data
| Candidate | 17-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65 or over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders | 66% | 48% | 26% | 12% |
| Buttigieg | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Biden | 9 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| Warren | 6 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Klobuchar | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| Steyer | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| Uncommitted | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Gabbard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yep, I think that’s right, Micah. Although it’s also worth noting that Hispanic and black voters aren’t a monolith. In Nevada, Hispanics are quite young, progressive and working-class, which helps Bernie. It’s not necessarily the same in, for example, Florida.
Micah, Sanders can certainly use his Nevada performance to talk up the diversity of his support. According to preliminary entrance poll data, Sanders is at 44 percent among nonwhite voters, well ahead of Biden’s 21 percent, but only winning white voters 28 percent to 19 percent over Buttigieg.