Nevada General Election
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
April 21, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
12% Excellent
19% Good
19% Fair
48% Poor
2% Not sure
2* How
do you rate the way that Jim Gibbons is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
10% Excellent
17% Good
42% Fair
29% Poor
2% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
49% |
McCain |
48% |
|
|
38% |
Obama |
43% |
|
Other |
10% |
Other |
5% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
16% |
24% |
18% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
26% |
23% |
38% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
20% |
24% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
39% |
31% |
19% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
3% |
1% |
5* When thinking about how you will vote in the
presidential primary, which of the following issues is most important—the
economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social
Security, or government ethics and corruption?
40% Economy
18% War in
18% Immigration
8% National security
6% Health care
2% Social Security
5% Government ethics and corruption
1% Some other issue
3% Not sure
6* Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today
than they were in the 1960s?
74% Yes
14% No
12% Not sure
7* These days, are relations between white and
black Americans getting better or worse?
63% Better
15% Worse
20% Neither
2% Not sure
8* Within the past week, have you shared a meal
with a person of a different racial background?
54% Yes
39% No
7% Not sure
9* Within the past week, have you personally
witnessed any racial discrimination?
15% Yes
80% No
5% Not sure
10* Is there more discrimination against
African-Americans or against women?
35% African
Americans
35% Women
30% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence