Trump wins Nevada caucuses - the Hill

Donald Trump  emerged victorious in Tuesday night’s Nevada caucuses in an emphatic win that continues to bolster his momentum. 

ABC, NBC, Fox, and CNN all called the race for Trump just as the caucus sites closed at 9 p.m. Pacific Time. 

With 35.5 percent of precincts reporting, Trump was ahead with 42.86 percent of the vote, followed by Rubio with 23.77 percent and Ted Cruz with 23.71 percent.

If that margin holds, it will the largest victory of the nominating cycle. 

Trump's win comes as he sweeps all ideological segments, according to MSNBC's exit polling. He edged out Cruz with the very conservative segment, 38 percent to Cruz's 34 percent.  And he blew out the field with somewhat conservatives, of which he won 47 percent, and with moderates, of which he won 56 percent.

He also topped Cruz among evangelical voters, winning 41 percent of that bloc.

Trump won with Hispanic voters in Nevada, too, according to entrance polls. He won 44 percent of the Hispanic vote in MSNBC's entrance polls, compared to Rubio's 29 percent and Cruz's 18 percent. 

Trump, during his victory speech in Nevada, noted the voting blocs he won. "We won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old, we won with highly educated, we won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated," he  said. - Read More

Trump wins Nevada caucuses

Entrance poll: Trump wins with Nevada Hispanics