A Republican won the state of Nevada in the most recent election for the first time in many years.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
Multiple reliable sources confirm Donald Trump won Nevada's six electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election, the first Republican win there since George W. Bush in 2004, about 20 years earlier. The post's 'many years' and the claim's 'most recent election' both refer to that 2024 contest, and the claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage.
What was said
… They just write down numbers. There a lot of crooked poles. Just clap if you like it the best of the three. No tax on tips. See, if I was in Nevada, that's a winner, because everybody is a waiter, a waitress, or a caddy. No tax. We won Nevada, too, first time in many years that a Republican won. Okay, ready? I heard that. That was okay. No tax on overtime. Little more. No tax on Social Security for our veterans. Wow, that's pretty good. That's a good one. Think of it, no tax on Social Security, and the Democrats want to terminate that. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. NBC News reported Trump carried Nevada in 2024 and that it was the first time since 2004 that a Republican won the state.[2]
Supports. NPR and VPM, citing the AP race call, said Trump won Nevada and that this was the first time in 20 years Nevada elected a Republican president.[3][6]
Supports. PBS's AP race call states Trump won Nevada on November 9, 2024, returning the state to Republicans for the first time since George W. Bush carried it in 2004.[4]
Supports. The Washington Post notes that 2004 was the last time a GOP presidential candidate won Nevada, and AP certified results show Trump at 50.6% in the state.[1][5]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 12024 Nevada Election Resultsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump wins Nevada, capturing a state he lost in 2016 and ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Donald Trump wins Nevadanpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevadapbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Nevada election results 2024 live updates | The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Donald Trump wins Nevada - VPMvpm.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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