Poll Watch: Rasmussen North Dakota Congressional Survey

Rasmussen North Dakota Congressional Survey

• Rick Berg (R) 52% [48%] (53%) {49%} [51%] (52%) {49%} [51%] (46%)
• Earl Pomeroy (D) 42% [45%] (44%) {46%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (40%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Berg 55% [55%] (56%) {55%} [58%] (56%) {53%} [56%] / 36% [37%] (31%) {27%} [23%] (27%) {28%} [22%] {+19%}
• Earl Pomeroy 43% [49%] (49%) {51%} [50%] (49%) {51%} [48%] (48%) / 53% [48%] (48%) {47%} [47%] (50%) {48%} [49%] (46%) {-10%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 18-19, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 39% [37%] Republican; 35% [25%] Democrat; 26% [38%] Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 20-21, 2010 are in square brackets.  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 90% support from his fellow Republicans, while 86% of Democrats back Pomeroy. The GOP challenger holds a 21-point lead among voters not affiliated with either major party.