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History
The state of Nevada has had many political parties over the years. The total number of political parties that Nevada has had is 22. Only 6 of these parties lasted up until the 2004 elections. These 6 parties are the Democrat, Republican, Independent American, Green, Natural Law and Libertarian. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party still remain as the top two in the state.

With Abraham Lincolns help in 1864, Nevada became the 36th state in America. Lincoln’s Republican influence was considerable among the Nevada state citizens during his presidency. The first two general elections in Nevada, held in 1864 and 1867, were dominated by the Republican Party. In 1871 the Democratic Party started to gain momentum and won four of the six constitutional offices. The offices won by the Democrats were governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer and attorney general.

Towards the beginning of the 1900s, a political party was formed that brought many Republicans and Democrats together from the western states. This political party was known as the Silver Party because of the federal government’s shortage of silver coins in 1873. The Silver party played a prominent role in Nevada’s politics in the 1894 and 1898 elections.

The Silver Party later formed the Silver Democrat party. The Silver Democrat Party was prominent in Nevada until the election of 1906. After the election of 1906, the Democrat and Republican parties became the two primary parties in Nevada.

During the Great Depression of 1929, the two primary parties split many constitutional and federal offices. After the Great Depression, the citizens of Nevada preferred the Democratic Party over the Republican Party. Democrats were well received by Nevada and won most of the statewide and federal races from 1932 until 1995.

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 * {{Cite book |last=Crowley|first=Joseph|year=1976 |title=Democrats, Delegates, and Politics in Nevada: A Grassroots Chronicle of 1972 |location=Nevada |publisher=University of Nevada, Reno