Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

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

Among Democrats

• Shelley Berkley (D) 70% (82%) {75%} [76%] (64%)
• Dean Heller (R) 16% (14%) {11%} [13%] (20%)

Among Republicans

• Dean Heller (R) 76% (83%) {86%} [86%] (85%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 13% (8%) {6%} [8%] (12%)

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 52% (39%) {44%} [56%] (56%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 39% (37%) {41%} [29%] (28%)

Among Men

• Dean Heller (R) 45% (52%) {48%} [52%] (53%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 43% (38%) {40%} [39%] (36%)

Among Women

• Dean Heller (R) 47% (38%) {43%} [43%] (49%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 42% (52%) {45%} [46%] (40%)

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

• Approve 43% (39%) {38%}
• Disapprove 36% (35%) {35%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Shelley Berkley 33% (38%) {33%} [34%] (34%) / 40% (35%) {33%} [31%] (29%) {-7%}

Survey of 553 Nevada voters was conducted March 29 - April 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% (43%) {43%} [45%] (45%) Democrat; 39% (38%) {38%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 18% (19%) {19%} [20%] (16%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% (29%) {29%} [28%] Moderate; 26% (25%) {25%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 17% (18%) {18%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 16% (17%) {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 10% (12%) {11%} [10%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  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.