In Nevada, John McCain continues to hold a very slight advantage over Barack Obama.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows McCain attracting 49% of the vote while Obama earns 46%. That three-point advantage is unchanged from a month ago. The two candidates have been within three points of each other for four straight monthly polls, but McCain has held a slight advantage in five of the last six. Crosstabs with more detailed results and demographic breakdowns are available for Premium Members.
Nevada is one of three southwestern states targeted by the Obama campaign. Like New Mexico and Colorado it went narrowly for President Bush four years ago and all three are very competitive this time around.
Nationally, the race between Obama and McCain remains close in both the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll and the Electoral College projections.
McCain is now viewed favorably by 58% of voters in Nevada, unchanged over the past month.
Obama currently gets positive reviews from 53%, up six from a month ago, but up just one from two months ago.
Those figures include 35% with a Very Favorable opinion of Obama and 29% who are that enthusiastic about McCain.
McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, is viewed favorably by 54%. That includes 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of the Alaska Governor. Joe Biden, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, is viewed favorably by 52% including 23% with a Very Favorable opinion.
By a 47% to 39% margin, voters in Nevada say that McCain made the right choice when he picked Palin for the ticket. Thirty-five percent (35%) believe that Obama made the right choice while 37% disagree.
Palin is viewed as politically conservative by 79%, Biden as politically liberal by 51%.
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While most Nevada voters cast a ballot for George W. Bush four years ago, most (51%) now think the president is doing a poor job. Just 34% say he is doing a good or an excellent job.
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This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 11, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Nevada Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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10/27/2008 |
46% |
50% |
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45% |
50% |
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47% |
51% |
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49% |
46% |
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45% |
42% |
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40% |
42% |
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45% |
42% |
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46% |
40% |
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48% |
43% |
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41% |
45% |
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38% |
50% |
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Favorable Ratings For Presidential Candidates in Nevada |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
30% |
41% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
23% |
10% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
20% |
11% |
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Very Unfavorable |
25% |
37% |
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Not Sure |
2% |
1% |
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Rasmussen Reports - Electoral College Balance of Power Summary |
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160 |
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260 |
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118 |
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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
