Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47%
  
• Mitt Romney 45%
• Other 5%
• Undecided 4%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49%
• Barack Obama 42%
• Other 5%
• Undecided 4%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52%
  
• Mitt Romney 40%
• Other 4%
• Undecided 4%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 39%
• Other 9%
• Undecided 7%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 57%
  
• Mitt Romney 34%
• Other 4%
• Undecided 5%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 35% / 35% {0%}
• Barack Obama 41% / 46% {-5%}
• Mitt Romney 39% / 46% {-7%}

Does Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate make you more likely to vote for Romney? More likely to vote for Obama? Or does it not influence your vote one way or the other?

• More likely to vote for Romney 28%
• More likely to vote for Obama 29%
• Does not influence vote 42%

Are you familiar with Paul Ryan's thinking on Medicare?

• Yes 70%
• No 21%

(Among voters familiar with Ryan's thinking on Medicare) Do you support the Ryan Medicare plan? Or do you oppose it?

• Support 48%
• Oppose 47%

Survey of 869 likely voters was conducted August 16-21, 2012 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and KLAS-TV. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% Democrat; 36% Republican; 23% Independent.  Ideology: 39% Moderate; 33% Conservative; 16% Liberal.