4 February 2012
Last updated at 11:45 ET
Mitt Romney has been holding last minute campaign events in Nevada
Republican voters in the US state of Nevada are due to take part in caucuses to decide the state’s choice of presidential nominee.
Registered Republicans in each precinct will cast votes for candidates between 1700 and 2300 GMT on Saturday, although an evening caucus to allow observant Jews to participate will finish later.
After a strong result in Florida’s primary on Tuesday Mitt Romney is hopeful of taking the western state.
Opinion polls put him in the lead.
Mr Romney won the state in his previous bid to be the Republican presidential candidate in 2008.
He has won two out of the four contests already held this year, Florida and New Hampshire, and came second in Iowa.
His main challenger, former congressman Newt Gingrich, has said he expects Mr Romney to come first in Nevada, partly due to the state’s high Mormon population. Mr Romney is a Mormon.
There are two other candidates remaining
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