Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% {50%} [52%] (50%)
  
• Mitt Romney 45% {45%} [44%] (44%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% {47%} [43%]
• Barack Obama 38% {42%} [50%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 29% {28%} [20%]
• Somewhat favorable 20% {26%} [30%]
• Somewhat unfavorable 14% {14%} [18%]
• Very unfavorable 36% {31%} [30%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% {54%} [50%] (49%) / 50% {45%} [48%] (48%) {-1%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 32% {33%} [31%] (28%)
• Somewhat approve 16% {18%} [24%] (22%)
• Somewhat disapprove 8% {5%} [6%] (7%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% {42%} [38%] (40%)

Survey of 500 likely 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:

Romney leads by six among male voters but trails by eight among female voters in the state. The Republican has a modest lead among voters over 65, but the president is slightly ahead among voters who are younger.

The candidates are separated by four points or less when voters in the state are asked who they trust more on several major policy issues. The two candidates run even when it comes to the economy, but the president is trusted more on the remaining issues, including health care, national security, taxes and energy policy.