State voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

Nevada was won by President Barack Obama with 52.36% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 45.68%, a 6.68% margin of victory.

Carson City, which voted for Obama in 2008, flipped to supporting the Republican Party this election cycle.

[10] Because of the move, the Republican National Committee decided to strip Florida of half of its delegates.

[11] Also as a result, the Nevada Republican Party, along with Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then sought to move their caucuses back into early January.

For Clark County, a special caucus was held at the Adelson Educational Campus at 7 PM, intended to accommodate those who observe Saturday Sabbath.

[14] According to Philip Kantor, an Orthodox Jew, the goal of the after-work caucus was to prevent electoral fraud "It has everything to do with not being deprived of a vote, being disenfranchised".

Delegates were awarded to candidates who got 3.57% or more of the vote proportionally This final result was announced by Twitter and the Nevada Republican Party on Monday February 6, at 01:01 am PST (local time).

Allegations of voter fraud have arisen due to a recount of Clark County ballots despite there being no official contest from any of the campaigns.

As in 2008, Obama owed his victory in part to the state's Hispanic voters breaking heavily for him.