LATEST: Bernie Sanders leads in the first and final alignments in the Nevada Democratic primary, with 4% of precincts reporting. Both Sanders and Biden picked up votes in the final alignment. Follow for live updates:
The candidates make a last-minute push as Nevada prepares to hold a pivotal caucus as President Donald Trump holds a rally on the eve of the vote.Registered Democratic voters in Nevada poured into various sites on Saturday amid the first in the West caucuses -- the first diverse electorate to weigh in on the 2020 presidential race.
Sanders leads in first and final alignments, with 4% of precincts reporting. Both Sanders and Biden picked up votes in the final alignment. Bellagio hotel workers hold Bernie placards before caucusing at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Feb. 22, 2020.4:15 p.m.: Entrance polls show less participation from racial and ethnic minorities
Another issue was less successful for Sanders: His support lagged among the majority of caucusgoers who said they care more about defeating Donald Trump than supporting the candidate who agrees with them on major issues.Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg greets Nevada voters at the Sierra Vista High School caucus site on Feb. 22, 2020, in Las Vegas.
He focused his attacks on Sen. Bernie Sanders and the potential that he will break away with a large delegate lead. "I am at a site that houses multiple precincts and lines are mostly short due to early voting. Lots of candidates and campaign volunteers. Only enough NV Dems because of small turnout," said Seth Morrison, a former site lead who is only observing a caucus in Las Vegas today after quitting his role over the state party's nondisclosure agreements.
"We have been recruiting and training volunteers all the way through this morning to ensure we have the capacity we need and we are confident in having the necessary volunteer numbers to cover caucus sites today. We have thousands of volunteers working hard across the state today and this is not occurring at the vast majority of sites and precincts," said Molly Forgey, communications director for the Nevada Democratic Party.
Nevada voters line up to participate in the caucus at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas, Feb. 22, 2020.Based on ABC News analysis of preliminary results from the Nevada Democratic caucus entrance polls, a more diverse and more liberal electorate than in Iowa or New Hampshire is participating in the Nevada Democratic caucuses, albeit with a shared priority -- defeating President Donald Trump in November.
Among other groups, independents account for 19% of caucus-goers in these early results. They were a key group for Sanders in 2016, when he won 71% of Nevada independents, compared with 40% of Democrats -- another pattern than persisted in subsequent primaries that year. Poll workers check voters in during early voting in the Nevada Caucus at Chinatown Plaza Mall, Feb. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.Labor may be another group to watch; 24% of caucus-goers are from union households, compared with 16% of New Hampshire primary voters on Feb. 11. Union households accounted for 28% of Nevada caucus-goers in 2016.
The Nevada entrance poll measure caucus-goers’ initial preferences; final results can differ, since those whose candidate falls short of 15% get a second choice.MORE: Sanders and Bloomberg rise, Biden falls, with sharp shifts in views of electability
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