Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

• Dean Heller (R) 45% {46%} [47%] (51%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 45% {43%} [43%] (38%)

Among Democrats

• Shelley Berkley (D) 82% {75%} [76%] (64%)
• Dean Heller (R) 14% {11%} [13%] (20%)

Among Republicans

• Dean Heller (R) 83% {86%} [86%] (85%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 8% {6%} [8%] (12%)

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 39% {44%} [56%] (56%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 37% {41%} [29%] (28%)

Among Men

• Dean Heller (R) 52% {48%} [52%] (53%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 38% {40%} [39%] (36%)

Among Women

• Shelley Berkley (D) 52% {45%} [46%] (40%)
• Dean Heller (R) 38% {43%} [43%] (49%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Dean Heller’s job performance?

• Approve 39% {38%}
• Disapprove 35% {35%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Shelley Berkley 38% {33%} [34%] (34%) / 35% {33%} [31%] (29%) {+3%}

Survey of 500 Nevada voters was conducted October 20-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% {43%} [45%] (45%) Democrat; 38% {38%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 19% {19%} [20%] (16%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% {29%} [28%] Moderate; 25% {25%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 18% {18%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 17% {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 12% {11%} [10%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 28-31, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.