OCTOBER 2009 POLLS
QUESTION: The California-Nevada Interstate Maglev Project is a $12 billion proposal that would be funded with public and private money. The magnet-powered train would travel between Las Vegas and Anaheim in about 81 minutes at speeds up to 300 mph. Do you support or oppose using public funds to build this transportation project?
| |
STATE |
MEN |
WOMEN |
DEM |
REP |
IND |
| SUPPORT |
42% |
36% |
48% |
56% |
26% |
41% |
| OPPOSE |
49% |
57% |
41% |
37% |
61% |
52% |
| UNDECIDED |
9% |
7% |
11% |
7% |
13% |
7% |
QUESTION: The DesertXpress is a privately funded $4 billion proposal that would travel from Las Vegas to Victorville in about 84 minutes. The steel-wheeled train would reach speeds of up to 150 mph. Do you support or oppose building this transportation project?
| |
STATE |
MEN |
WOMEN |
DEM |
REP |
IND |
| SUPPORT |
44% |
50% |
38% |
50% |
38% |
42% |
| OPPOSE |
47% |
44% |
50% |
41% |
51% |
51% |
| UNDECIDED |
9% |
6% |
12% |
9% |
11% |
7% |
HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED
This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from October 6 through October 8, 2009. A total of 500 registered Nevada voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they vote regularly in state elections.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or regional grouping.
This section of the survey also includes an over-sampling of 300 Republican voters. These over-sampled voters were only asked the questions relative to the Republican primary election and not the other statewide questions dealing with the general election and state issues. The margin for error on the GOP primary results is plus or minus 6%.
SAMPLE FIGURES
Men - 242 (48%)
Women - 258 (52%)
Democrats - 220 (44%)
Republicans 181 (36%)
Independents 99 (20%)
REGION
Clark County - 335 interviews
Washoe County - 95 interviews
Rural Nevada - 70 interviews
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