October 05, 2004

Abstract: (CPOD) Oct. 5, 2004 - George W. Bush is the top candidate in the state of Nevada, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KVBC-TV. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent in the 2004 United States presidential election, while 46 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

(CPOD) Oct. 5, 2004 - George W. Bush is the top candidate in the state of Nevada, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KVBC-TV. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent in the 2004 United States presidential election, while 46 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

Two per cent of respondents would vote for another candidate, and two per cent remain undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Support for both Bush and Kerry dropped by one per cent since September. In August, the Republican held a three per cent lead over the Democrat.

Bush won Nevada's four electoral votes in 2000, defeating Democrat Al Gore by 3.6 per cent. The state has picked the eventual winner in every presidential election since 1980.

Polling Data

Americans will elect a president on Nov. 2. If the election for president of the United States were held today and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Republican George W. Bush? Democrat John Kerry? Or some other candidate?

	Oct. 2004	Sept. 2004	Aug. 2004
George W. Bush (R)	50%	51%	49%
John Kerry (D)	46%	47%	46%
Other	2%	1%	3%
Undecided	2%	1%	2%

Source: SurveyUSA / KVBC-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 625 likely Nevada voters, conducted from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.