Toplines - NUSA NV April 2024
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Poll of 869 Nevada Likely Voters
Conducted April 2-12, 2024
Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA
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?
25% strongly approve
20% somewhat approve
10% somewhat disapprove
44% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
If the 2024 candidates for president were Joe Biden, Donald Trump
and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who would you vote for?
40% Biden
43% Trump
9% Kennedy
4% some
other candidate
3% not
sure
Do you support or oppose the federal government’s goal of
protecting 30 percent of America’s land and waters from development by the year
2030?
42% strongly support
27% somewhat support
9% somewhat
oppose
9% strongly
oppose
13% not sure
Federal data show that Nevada has the highest rate of new
development taking over natural habitat and farmland. Does Nevada still have
enough habitat and farmland to continue that rate of rural loss, or should it
slow down the loss dramatically, or try to stop the losses?
28% continue at the current pace
38% slow down dramatically
20% try to stop the losses
15% not sure
Which do you agree with more:
That it is unethical to pave over and build on good cropland or that the
need for more housing is a legitimate reason to eliminate cropland?
60% it is unethical to pave over and build on good cropland
21% the need for more housing is a legitimate reason to
eliminate cropland
19% not sure
Thinking about water, Nevada has had the No. 1 fastest population
growth since the 1980s. How concerned
are you that Nevada’s government will be able to ensure adequate water supplies
for the expanding population?
48% very concerned
33% somewhat concerned
11% not very concerned
4% very
concerned
3% not
sure
Nevada is the nation’s driest state. Cities and towns compete with
agriculture for water. Should some water currently used to irrigate farmland be
diverted to support additional human population growth in Nevada?
31% yes, water should be diverted from agriculture to support more
residents
52% no, water should not be diverted from agriculture to
support more residents
17% not sure
Which is closer to your view, that a growing population should be
supported by drawing more heavily on Nevada’s aquifers, or that you worry that the state’s aquifers
are already being over-pumped and depleted?
21% you favor supporting growing population from aquifers
64% you worry that aquifers are already being over-pumped
15% not sure
Which should have priority for the remaining water in Nevada’s
rivers – should the priority be the state’s
agriculture, its urban populations, or the fish and wildlife that depend
on the river habitats?
24% agriculture
28% urban populations
33% fish and wildlife
15% not sure
A new study has concluded that Nevada’s fast population growth has
been responsible for 83% of the habitat and farmland loss. Would continuing
this level of population growth into the future make Nevada better, worse or not much different?
13% better
57% worse
22% not much different
8% not
sure
The population of Nevada has more than tripled the last four
decades. Would you prefer that the state’s
population continue to grow rapidly, that it grow much more slowly, that
it stay about the same size, or that it become smaller?
13% continue to grow rapidly
40% grow much more slowly
20% stay about the same
22% become smaller
4% not
sure
A major source of Nevada’s population growth is people moving in
from other states, especially
California. Should local and state governments in Nevada make it more
difficult for people to move to Nevada from other states by restricting
development?
51% yes
34% no
15% not sure
Another major source of Nevada’s population growth is immigration
from other countries. Should the federal
government reduce annual immigration to slow down Nevada’s population growth,
keep immigration and population growth at the current level, or increase annual
immigration and population growth?
60% reduce annual immigration
25% keep immigration at its
current level
7% increase immigration
8% not
sure
One way for Nevada communities to handle continued population
growth without losing as much open space, natural habitat, and farmland is to
change zoning and other regulations to funnel more current and future residents
into apartments and condo buildings instead of single-family houses with yards.
Do you strongly favor that change, somewhat favor it, somewhat oppose it or
strongly oppose it?
17% strongly favor
27% somewhat favor
25% somewhat oppose
21% strongly oppose
9% not sure
Building subdivisions to accommodate new population growth each
year imposes economic costs on the existing residents of municipalities. Do you favor paying higher property taxes to
accommodate new residents in your community?
14% yes
74% no
12% not sure
One potential way of controlling new growth is by limiting the
number of new hook-ups to sewage lines and wastewater treatment plants. Do you favor using this as a tool to manage
or control growth?
48% yes
32% no
19% not sure
In trying to reduce
population growth from illegal
immigration, should the government mandate that all employers use the federal
electronic E-Verify system to help ensure that they hire only legal workers for
U.S. jobs?
71% yes
18% no
11% not sure
Do you live in a major
city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area?
55% a major city
16% the suburbs
28% small city / town / rural
1% not
sure
Where would you prefer to
live?
28% a major city
24% the suburbs
43% small city / town / rural
5% not
sure
How long have you lived in
Nevada?
28% whole life
16% moved here as a child
55% moved here as an adult
1% not
sure
NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
