Poll on Yucca Mountain - 8 News NOW

Poll on Yucca Mountain

Question:  Do you favor or oppose having Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, as the world's first permanent underground storage place for high level nuclear waste?

 

Total Men Women 18-39 40-59 60+ Dem. Rep. Ind. Kerry Bush
Total 100% 51% 49% 40% 32% 26% 36% 40% 16% 42% 47%
Strongly Favor 14 18 10 13 17 11 5 23 10 7 21
Somewhat Favor 13 18 7 13 9 16 4 23 9 4 21
Somewhat Oppose 10 10 10 11 13 6 8 11 11 8 14
Strongly Oppose 56 48 65 56 54 57 81 33 58 78 32
Dk/REF 8 7 9 7 7 10 2 10 11 3 11

Question:  Are the candidates' positions on Yucca Mountain the most important issue deciding your vote for president, one of several important issues, or not an important issue to you in deciding your vote for president?

Total Men Women 18-39 40-59 60+ Dem. Rep. Ind. Kerry Bush
Total 100% 51% 49% 40% 32% 26% 36% 40% 16% 42% 47%
Most Important 5 6 5 4 2 12 8 2 8 9 1
One of Several 36 30 43 37 37 35 50 21 37 50 19
Not an Important Issue 57 63 51 57 61 51 40 74 55 40 79
DK/REF 1 1 2 1 -- 3 1 2 -- -- 2

BRS Survey among 600 likley voters in Nevada;  September 20-28, 2004

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