Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

• Dean Heller (R) 47% [44%] (47%) {44%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [47%] (51%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 44% [48%] (45%) {43%} [43%] (45%) {43%} [43%] (38%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 4%

Among Democrats

• Shelley Berkley (D) 76% [85%] (81%) {73%} [70%] (82%) {75%} [76%] (64%)
• Dean Heller (R) 16% [11%] (11%) {18%} [16%] (14%) {11%} [13%] (20%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 3% 

Among Republicans

• Dean Heller (R) 85% [84%] (86%) {71%} [76%] (83%) {86%} [86%] (85%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 7% [10%] (11%) {16%} [13%] (8%) {6%} [8%] (12%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 3% 

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 47% [40%] (50%) {45%} [52%] (39%) {44%} [56%] (56%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 38% [41%] (37%) {38%} [39%] (37%) {41%} [29%] (28%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 10% 

Among Men

• Shelley Berkley (D) 49%  [44%] (41%) {40%} [43%] (38%) {40%} [39%] (36%)
• Dean Heller (R) 44% [49%] (53%) {48%} [45%] (52%) {48%} [52%] (53%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 3% 

Among Women

• Dean Heller (R) 49% [41%] (43%) {40%} [47%] (38%) {43%} [43%] (49%)
• Shelley Berkley (D) 39% [51%] (48%) {46%} [42%] (52%) {45%} [46%] (40%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (IAP) 5%

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

• Approve 44% [42%] (42%) {36%} [43%] (39%) {38%}
• Disapprove 42% [42%] (42%) {39%} [36%] (35%) {35%}

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

• Favorable 40% [41%] (42%) {38%} [33%] (38%) {33%} [34%] (34%)
• Unfavorable 51% [46%] (45%) {37%} [40%] (35%) {33%} [31%] (29%)

Survey of 594 likely Nevada voters was conducted October 8-10, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points.  Party ID: 44% [42%] (38%) {40%} [43%] (43%) {43%} [45%] (45%) Democrat; 35% [38%] (34%) {38%} [39%] (38%) {38%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 21% [20%] (28%) {21%} [18%] (19%) {19%} [20%] (16%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 33% (35%) {34%} [30%] (29%) {29%} [28%] Moderate; 24% (21%) {23%} [26%] (25%) {25%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 18% (16%) {17%} [17%] (18%) {18%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 16% (15%) {14%} [16%] (17%) {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 9% (13%) {12%} [10%] (12%) {11%} [10%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-20, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 23-26, 2012 are in parentheses. 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.