Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% {50%} [47%] (47%) {50%} [52%] (50%)
  
• Mitt Romney 48% {47%} [47%] (45%) {45%} [44%] (44%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 59% {42%} [37%] (45%) {47%} [43%] 
• Barack Obama 37% {56%} [47%] (38%) {42%} [50%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 36% {36%} [40%]  (29%) {28%} [20%]
• Somewhat favorable 12% {14%} [11%] (20%) {26%} [30%]
• Somewhat unfavorable 13% {16%} [13%] (14%) {14%} [18%]
• Very unfavorable 39% {34%} [34%] (36%) {31%} [30%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 48% {50%} [51%] (49%) {54%} [50%] (49%) / 52% {50%} [47%] (50%) {45%} [48%] (48%) {-4%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 36% {28%} [31%] (32%) {33%} [31%] (28%)
• Somewhat approve 16% {22%} [15%] (16%) {18%} [24%] (22%)
• Somewhat disapprove 7% {6%} [6%] (8%) {5%} [6%] (7%)
• Strongly disapprove 39% {42%} [45%] (42%) {42%} [38%] (40%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 52% {50%} [46%] (48%) {51%} [55%] (50%)
• Disapprove 46% {48%} [51%] (50%) {47%} [44%] (47%)
  

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 8, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 30, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 19, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Forty-nine percent (49%) of Nevada voters trust the president more to handle the economy, while 48% trust Romney more. When it comes to dealing with national security, Nevada voters trust Obama more than his challenger 53% to 44%.

By a 57% to 39% margin, Nevada voters believe the president better understands the issues of the middle class than Romney does.

Regardless of their personal preference, 55% of Nevada voters believe the president is most likely to win the election. Thirty-six percent (36%) say Romney is more likely to win.

When faced with the toughest decision of their lives, 50% of Nevada voters would turn to the president for advice, while 47% would turn to Romney.