Harris edges Trump in Nevada poll; Rosen leads in Senate race

Vice President Harris edged former President Trump in the battleground state of Nevada while Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) holds a healthier lead in the state's Senate race, according to a new poll released on Friday.

The new survey, from Emerson College Polling/RealClearWorld, found Harris with a 1-point lead over Trump, 48 percent to 47 percent, among Nevada’s likely voters. Some two percent chose a third-party candidate while another 2 percent were undecided. The lead was within the poll’s margin of error.

Respondents were split fairly evenly on their views of the candidates, with about half holding a favorable or unfavorable view of both Harris and Trump.

The economy was the top issue for Nevada’s voters at 40 percent. In second place was housing affordability (13 percent) closely followed by immigration (12 percent). Threats to democracy and education were both at 9 percent, according to the survey.

Harris has more union support with 50 percent of union households backing her while 45 percent chose Trump. The non-union vote is slightly closer, with 48 percent supporting the ex-president while 47 percent picked Harris.

Recent polling from CNN had Trump leading Harrs by 1 percent, 48 percent to 47 percent, in Nevada among likely voters. The Republican nominee leads against Harris in Nevada by 1.2 percent, 48.5 percent to 47.3 percent, according to the latest The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s tally of surveys.

In the state's Senate race, Rosen holds a 4-point lead over Republican Sam Brown, 49 percent to 45 percent. Some 4 percent were undecided.

“Independent voters are nearly evenly split between the two senate candidates – 47 percent support Rosen, while 46 percent support Brown,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Hispanic voters break for Rosen over Brown by 23 points, 58 percent to 35 percent, while white voters lean toward Brown, 51 percent to 44 percent.”

The Emerson College Polling/RealClearWorld was conducted Oct. 29-31 among 700 Nevada residents. The margin of error was 3.6 percentage points.