Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

• Dean Heller (R) 47% {44%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [47%] (51%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 45% {43%} [43%] (45%) {43%} [43%] (38%)

Among Democrats

• Shelley Berkley (D) 81% {73%} [70%] (82%) {75%} [76%] (64%)
• Dean Heller (R) 11% {18%} [16%] (14%) {11%} [13%] (20%)

Among Republicans

• Dean Heller (R) 86% {71%} [76%] (83%) {86%} [86%] (85%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 11% {16%} [13%] (8%) {6%} [8%] (12%)

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 50% {45%} [52%] (39%) {44%} [56%] (56%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 37% {38%} [39%] (37%) {41%} [29%] (28%)

Among Men

• Dean Heller (R) 53% {48%} [45%] (52%) {48%} [52%] (53%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 41% {40%} [43%] (38%) {40%} [39%] (36%)

Among Women

• Shelley Berkley (D) 48% {46%} [42%] (52%) {45%} [46%] (40%)
• Dean Heller (R) 43% {40%} [47%] (38%) {43%} [43%] (49%)

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

• Approve 42% {36%} [43%] (39%) {38%}
• Disapprove 42% {39%} [36%] (35%) {35%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Shelley Berkley?

• Favorable 42% {38%} [33%] (38%) {33%} [34%] (34%)
• Unfavorable 45% {37%} [40%] (35%) {33%} [31%] (29%)

Do you consider Shelley Berkley to be an ethical person, or not?

• She is ethical 43%
• She is not 39%

Do you consider Dean Heller to be an ethical person, or not?

• He is ethical 51%
• He is not 29%

Who do you consider to be more ethical: Shelley Berkley or Dean Heller?

• Dean Heller 42%
• Shelley Berkley 37%

Survey of 831 likely Nevada voters was conducted August 23-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 38% {40%} [43%] (43%) {43%} [45%] (45%) Democrat; 34% {38%} [39%] (38%) {38%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 28% {21%} [18%] (19%) {19%} [20%] (16%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 35% {34%} [30%] (29%) {29%} [28%] Moderate; 21% {23%} [26%] (25%) {25%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 16% {17%} [17%] (18%) {18%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 15% {14%} [16%] (17%) {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 13% {12%} [10%] (12%) {11%} [10%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-10, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 29 - April 1, 2012 are in square brackets.  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.