Nevada Poll Released by Suffolk University: Barack Obama 50%, John McCain 40%

Here are the latest results from the Nevada poll by Suffolk University published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 450 voters polled on 10/23-27.

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With just one week to go before the Nov. 4 election, Obama (50 percent) leads McCain (40 percent). The double-digit spread is a marked switch from just over a month ago, when a Suffolk University poll found a virtual dead heat between the two candidates in the Silver State. It’s the first Nevada poll this year to find a double-digit lead for Obama.

“Barack Obama seemingly has struck a chord with the independent spirit of the West.” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. “Some of the battleground states that were once solidly Republican are showing blue streaks as we get close to Election Day.”

A separate Suffolk University bellwether poll of Nevada’s Washoe County finds Obama leading McCain 45 percent to 41 percent.

In 2008, Suffolk University bellwethers were 95 percent accurate in predicting straight-up winners in both Democratic and Republican primaries, and, when in agreement with the statewide Suffolk polls of the respective states, were 100 percent accurate in predicting straight-up winners.

An overwhelming majority of likely Nevada voters responding to the poll (94 percent) have now made up their minds. Just 1 percent described themselves as undecided, and 5 percent said they may change how they will vote between now and election day.

The trust factor also has swung significantly in Obama’s direction. Asked which candidate they trust more, 50 percent of respondents said Obama, while 41 percent said McCain. A Suffolk poll released Sept. 22 found likely voters in Nevada trusted Obama over McCain by a much slimmer 46 percent-to-45 percent margin.

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