Poll Watch: Rasmussen North Dakota Congressional Survey

Rasmussen North Dakota Congressional Survey

• Rick Berg (R) 48% (53%) {49%} [51%] (52%) {49%} [51%] (46%)
• Earl Pomeroy (D) 45% (44%) {46%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (40%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Berg 55% (56%) {55%} [58%] (56%) {53%} [56%] / 37% (31%) {27%} [23%] (27%) {28%} [22%] {+18%}
• Earl Pomeroy 49% (49%) {51%} [50%] (49%) {51%} [48%] (48%) / 48% (48%) {47%} [47%] (50%) {48%} [49%] (46%) {+1%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 20-21, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 37% Republican; 25% Democrat; 38% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 10-11, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 21, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 15-16, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 18-19, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 20, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 23-24, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 9-10, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Berg captures 84% support from his fellow Republicans, while 91% of Democrats back Pomeroy. The GOP challenger holds an eight-point lead among voters not affiliated with either major party.