Toplines - American Thinker October 2024 Nevada

Survey of 748 Nevada Likely Voters
Conducted October 9-14, 2024

By Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker

 

1.     Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential Election? President Joe Biden or Former President Donald Trump?

46% Biden

46% Trump

  8% Other

 

2.     When thinking about the elections for President and US Senate in Nevada, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  3% Not sure

  5% Violent crime

19% Border security

38% The economy

  5% Climate change

15% Abortion

  3% Global conflicts & war

  2% Education

  5% Government corruption

  5% Other

 

3.     Which issue is the most important one for the next president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or protecting our democracy?

 

20% Abortion rights

31% Illegal immigration

29% Rising prices

18% Protecting our democracy

  2% Not sure

 

4.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be determined by one single issues, a few important issues, or by many issues?

 

  5% One issue

40% A few issues

52% Many issues

  3% Not sure

 

5.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be made because you strongly support one candidate, or because you want to keep the other candidate from winning?

 

77% Support one candidate

18% Keep one candidate from winning

  5% Not sure

 

6.     When you think about the next president, and how they will govern the country, which is closer to your opinion? That things should return to business as usual in Washington DC, or that Washington DC is in need of a major change?

 

19% Business as usual

75% Major change

  6% Not sure

 

7.     How likely are you to vote in the 2024 general election in November?

 

86% Very likely

12% Somewhat likely

  1% Not very likely

  0% Not at all likely

  1% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

 

46% Democrat

56% Republican

  2% Other

  6% Not sure

 

9.     If the election for Senate were held today, would you vote for Democrat Jacky Rosen or Republican Sam Brown?

 

47% Jacky Rosen

49% Sam Brown

  2% Other

  2% Not sure

 

10.  If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

47% Harris

49% Trump

  2% Other

  2% Not sure

 

11.  When it comes to determining who won an election, which is closer to your thinking?  The votes should all be counted on election day, or that it’s okay for election counts to take more than a day?

 

58% Counted on election day

37% More than one day

  5% Not sure

 

12.  How concerned are you that the outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be affected by cheating?

 

42% Very concerned

28% Somewhat concerned

15% Not very concerned

13% Not at all concerned

  2% Not sure

 

13.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Kamala Harris?

 

33% Very favorable

16% Somewhat favorable

  7% Not very concerned

42% Not at all concerned

  2% Not sure

 

14.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?

35% Very favorable

15% Somewhat favorable

  8% Not very concerned

41% Not at all concerned

  1% Not sure

 

15.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Tim Walz?

 

27% Very favorable

18% Somewhat favorable

  9% Not very concerned

34% Not at all concerned

13% Not sure

 

16.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of JD Vance?

 

33% Very favorable

13% Somewhat favorable

11% Not very concerned

34% Not at all concerned

10% Not sure

 

17.  On October 1, CBS hosted the Vice-Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance.  How much of the debate did you watch?

 

43% All of it

14% Most of it

21% Some of it

20% None

  2% Not sure

 

18.  Who do you think won the vice-presidential debate?

29% Walz

41% Vance

14% Nobody

16% Not sure

 

19.  Are you better off than you were four years ago?

 

33% Yes

59% No

  8% Not sure

 

20.  Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

21% Yes

53% No

26% Not sure

 

21.  Do you trust the United States federal government?

 

30% Yes

57% No

13% Not sure

 

22.  How closely have you been watching news about the government’s response to the recent hurricane that hit the southern United States?

 

44% Very closely

37% Somewhat closely

15% Not very closely

  3% Not at all

  1% Not at all

 

23.  Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to help victims of the hurricane?

 

24% Strongly approve

24% Somewhat approve

17% Somewhat disapprove

28% Strongly disapprove

  7% Not sure

 

24.  Which should be a higher priority for federal funding, providing assistance for illegal immigrants or providing for Americans impacted by disasters?

 

  7% Assistance for illegal aliens

85% Americans impacted by disaster

  8% Not sure

 

25.  Who is the biggest enemy America currently faces, Iran, China, Russia, the Democrat party, the Republican party, or domestic extremists?

 

  8% Iran

23% China

11% Russia

22% Democrat Party

15% Republican Party

12% Domestic Extremists

10% Not sure

 

26.  How likely is it that America will experience another civil war or revolution in the next few years?

 

15% Very likely

33% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

12% Not sure

 

27.  How important is it to you that the President of the United States has religious morals?

 

29% Very important

32% Somewhat important

19% Not very important

16% Not at all important

  3% Not sure

 

28.  Which candidate for president is the most competent, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

 

46% Harris

48% Trump

  4% Neither

  2% Not sure

 

29.  Who do you trust more for your political news?  Major cable news channels, network TV news, or independent online sources?

 

32% Major cable news channel

20% Network TV News

30% Independent online sources

  9% Some other news sources

  9% Not sure

 

30.  Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely to trust?  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or Newsmax?

 

22% CNN

18% MSNBC

29% Fox News

11% Newsmax

17% None of them
  4% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence