Mitt Romney secured another primary victory of 2012 by winning the Nevada caucus. In delivering his victory speech, Romney vowed to make America greater once he is in the White House. The former governor of Massachusetts hardly mentioned his opponents while addressing supporters in a Las Vegas casino.
Here's a look at Romney's win in the Nevada caucus, by the numbers.
48.1: Percent of the votes Romney earned. The latest Twitter post from the Nevada GOP states 80.9 percent of the precincts have reported. The closest competition to Romney is Newt Gingrich, who has 22.1 percent. The remaining precincts that haven't yet been officially counted are in Clark County.
3: Victories in 2012 for the Romney campaign. He has wins in New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada.
2: Nevada caucuses Romney has won in a row. The New York Times reported in 2008 that Romney won 22,646 votes the last time the Nevada caucus was held leading up to the GOP nomination.
10: Delegates earned by the winning candidate. Those delegates will report to the Republican National Convention in August and cast votes for Romney. Nevada has 28 delegates total, based upon the state's population.
25: Percent of Mormons and evangelical Christians who were estimated to have participated in the 2012 Nevada caucus. The percentages for the three previous states were much more in favor of evangelical Christians in 2012. ABC News states entrance poll numbers indicated religious conservatives mainly backed Romney which led to his huge 2-to-1 margin of victory.
73: The approximate number of percentage of voters who listed Romney's ability to defeat President Barack Obama in November as the main reason for voting for him in the Nevada caucus. The New York Times entrance poll indicates "experience" and "moral character" were the next two choices. Ninety percent of Mormons surveyed voted for Romney, who won most of the demographics of the caucus goers who were polled.
81: Delegates allocated to the front-runner so far. The nominee requires 1,144 delegates total to achieve the overall nomination. Newt Gingrich, in second place, has 24 delegates after five states.
William Browning is a research librarian specializing in U.S. politics. Born in St. Louis, Browning is active in local politics and served as a campaign volunteer for President Barack Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.
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