Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

• Dean Heller (R) 47% (51%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 43% (38%)

Among Democrats

• Shelley Berkley (D) 76% (64%)
• Dean Heller (R) 13% (20%)

Among Republicans

• Dean Heller (R) 86% (85%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 8% (12%)

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 56% (56%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 29% (28%)

Among Men

• Dean Heller (R) 52% (53%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 39% (36%)

Among Women

• Shelley Berkley (D) 46% (40%)
• Dean Heller (R) 43% (49%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Dean Heller 43% (46%) / 29% (23%) {+14%}
• Shelley Berkley 34% (34%) / 31% (29%) {+3%}

John Ensign announced this week that he will be resigning effective next month. Would you like for Governor Sandoval to appoint his replacement, or would you rather that there was a special election to choose his replacement?

• Special election to choose Sen. Ensign’s replacement 53%
• Gov. Sandoval to appoint Sen. Ensign’s replacement 44%

Survey of 491 Nevada voters was conducted April 21-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 45% (45%) Democrat; 35% (39%) Republican; 20% (16%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 28% Moderate; 25% Somewhat conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 18% Very conservative; 10% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.