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Toplines - NV Q1 - Oct 13-17 2022

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Survey of 707 Nevada Likely Voters

October 13-17th, 2022

Rasmussen Reports and Capitol Resource Institute

 

How would you rate the job Joe Biden has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

 

19% strongly approve

20% somewhat approve

7% somewhat disapprove

51% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

 

How would you rate the job Steve Sisolak has been doing as Nevada Governor?

 

21% strongly approve

22% somewhat approve

16% somewhat disapprove

39% strongly disapprove

3% not sure

 

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

 

49% Republican candidate

40% Democrat candidate

5% some other candidate

6% not sure

 

Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election?

 

47% Donald Trump

45% Joe Biden

6% some other candidate

2% didn’t vote

0% not sure

 

If the 2024 presidential election was held today, and the main candidates were President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

37% Joe Biden

49% Donald Trump

10% some other candidate

1% you wouldn’t vote

2% not sure

 

Suppose the 2022 midterm elections were held today.  For Governor, would you vote for Steve Sisolak or Joe Lombardo?

 

42% Steve Sisolak

47% Joe Lombardo

7% some other candidate

4% not sure

 

For Senate, would you vote for Catherine Cortez Masto or Adam Laxalt?

 

43% Catherine Cortez Masto

48% Adam Laxalt

4% some other candidate

5% not sure

 

How closely have you been following news of Nevada’s Equal Rights Amendment to its constitution, also known as “Question 1.” 

 

22% very closely

33% somewhat closely

24% not very closely

17% not at all closely

4% not sure

 

Question 1 would add a guarantee to the state constitution that equal rights would not be denied to any person on account of race, color, creed, age, and other identifiers.  Do you support or oppose Question 1?

 

41% strongly support

20% somewhat support

10% somewhat oppose

16% strongly oppose

14% not sure

 

Nevadans are currently protected legally for things like age, religion, sex, and race, but Question 1 asks voters to expand these protections to gender identity and sexual orientation.  Does this make you more likely or less likely to support the amendment?

 

28% much more likely

21% somewhat more likely

12% somewhat less likely

28% much less likely

11% not sure

 

Supporters of the amendment claim that it is important to ensure equality by including protections for gender identity.  How important are these protections?

 

31% very important
19% somewhat important
16% not very important

28% not at all important

6% not sure

 

How closely does this statement match your beliefs?  “Gender isn’t just man or woman, it is a spectrum.”

 

21% very closely

17% somewhat closely

14% not very closely

41% not at all closely

8% not sure

 

Do you support or oppose men who identify as women being able to compete in women’s sports?

 

13% strongly support

10% somewhat support

15% somewhat oppose

57% strongly oppose

6% not sure

 

Do you support or oppose men who identify as women being able to use women’s restrooms and locker rooms?

 

16% strongly support

14% somewhat support

11% somewhat oppose

54% strongly oppose

5% not sure

 

How closely does this statement match your beliefs?  “God created man and woman, distinctly, equally and complementary.”

 

44% very closely

21% somewhat closely

10% not very closely

16% not at all closely

9% not sure

Should religious organizations be forced to hire individuals who don’t conform to their deeply held religious beliefs about gender, marriage, and sexuality?

23% yes

57% no

20% not sure

 

Do you support or oppose gender-affirming surgeries or the prescription of hormones and puberty blockers for minors?

 

13% strongly support

16% somewhat support

12% somewhat oppose

54% strongly oppose

6% not sure

 

If you knew that Nevada’s Question 1 would allow biological males to compete in womens’ sports would you support or oppose Question 1?

 

13% strongly support

13% somewhat support

12% somewhat oppose

55% strongly oppose

7% not sure

 

If you knew that Nevada’s Question 1 would allow biological males in intimate female spaces like locker rooms and restrooms, would you support or oppose Question 1?

 

14% strongly support

13% somewhat support

11% somewhat oppose

55% strongly oppose

7% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence