Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Senate Poll

• Dean Heller (R) 46% [46%] (44%)
  
• Shelley Berkley (D) 40% [40%] (39%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (AIP) 6%
• None of these 4%
• Undecided 4% [6%] (8%)

Among Men

• Dean Heller (R) 51% [50%] (50%)
  
• Shelley Berkley (D) 36% [39%] (36%)
  
• David Lory VanderBeek (AIP) 6%
• None of these 3% 
• Undecided 3% [4%] (7%)

Among Women

• Shelley Berkley (D) 44% [42%] (43%)
• Dean Heller (R) 40% [42%] (37%)
  
• David Lory VanderBeek (AIP) 6%
• None of these 5% 
• Undecided 4% [8%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Dean Heller (R) 48% [53%] (44%)
  
• Shelley Berkley (D) 28% [28%] (35%)
  
• David Lory VanderBeek (AIP) 12%
• None of these 4% 
• Undecided 7% [8%] (9%)

Among Moderates

• Shelley Berkley (D) 45% [41%] (49%)
• Dean Heller (R) 39% [44%] (35%)
• David Lory VanderBeek (AIP) 7%
• None of these 4% 
• Undecided 5% [8%] (9%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Dean Heller 37% [37%] (32%) / 38% [37%] (35%) {-1%}
• Shelley Berkley 30% [33%] (29%) / 49% [45%] (43%) {-19%}

Who will do more for the middle class?

• Dean Heller 43% [46%]
• Shelley Berkley 39% [37%]

Who has a better plan for Medicare?

• Dean Heller 38% [42%]
• Shelley Berkley 38% [37%]

Who is stronger on immigration?

• Dean Heller 43% [46%]
• Shelley Berkley 29% [27%]

Who has run a more truthful campaign?

• Dean Heller 40% [42%]
• Shelley Berkley 30% [30%]

Who is more ethical?

• Dean Heller 43% [45%]
• Shelley Berkley 29% [27%]

Survey of 1,212 likely and actual voters was conducted October 23-29, 2012 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow. The margin of error is +/- 2.9  percentage points.  Party ID: 43% [40%] (39%) Democrat; 33% [31%] (36%) Republican; 23% [27%] (23%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted October 11-15, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 16-21, 2012 are in parentheses.