Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

• Dean Heller (R) 42% {51%} [51%] (47%) 
• Shelley Berkley (D) 41% {42%} [40%] (40%)

I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression. 

Dean Heller

• Very favorable 23%
• Somewhat favorable 20%
• Somewhat unfavorable 21%
• Very unfavorable 25%

Shelley Berkley  

• Very favorable 24%
• Somewhat favorable 14%
• Somewhat unfavorable 18%
• Very unfavorable 36%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Dean Heller 43% / 46% {-3%}
• Shelley Berkley 38% / 54% {-16%}

Survey of 500 Nevada voters was conducted September 18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 30, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 19, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Heller earns 86% support from Nevada Republicans, while Berkley has the backing of just 79% of the state’s Democrats. Fifteen percent (15%) of Nevada Democrats remain undecided. Voters not affiliated with either party favor the Republican by 14 points, but 26% of these voters are either undecided or like a third-party option.

Heller leads by five points among male voters and trails by three among female voters. Voters in all age demographics are evenly divided between the two candidates.