Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
Ballotpedia's polling on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
On May 27, 2020, Ballotpedia launched a special two-week run of polling related to effects of the coronavirus as part of Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day series. These polls showed how voters processed the effects and what they thought the future would look like as we moved along the path to recovery.
This page includes links to each feature in the series of special polls.
- June 10, 2020 – 29% of voters believe worst of the pandemic is behind us
- June 8, 2020 – 48% of voters believe businesses can decide whether their customers must wear masks
- June 5, 2020 – 45 percent of workers using Zoom calls or other video conferencing platforms
- June 4, 2020 – 38% of working Americans today regularly interact with customers
- June 3, 2020 – 22% of voters believe the economy is getting better
- June 2, 2020 – 53% of voters are more worried about coronavirus threat to their health than their finances
- June 1, 2020 – 21% of voters believe it will be at least six months before most businesses reopen
- May 29, 2020 – 20% of voters not confident they could receive medical treatment for coronavirus
- May 28, 2020 – 39% of voters have family member who lost primary source of income due to shutdowns
- May 27, 2020 – 45% of voters rate U.S. healthcare system as good or excellent
About Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- See also: Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Bookmark this page to check out the latest update.
The Number of the Day is broadcast on local stations across the country. An archive of these broadcasts can be found here. Scott's most recent book, The Sun is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not, was published in 2018 by the Sutherland Institute.
Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
General resources
The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.
Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Education
- World Health Organization
- Trends in Number of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the US Reported to CDC, by State/Territory
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations, Our World in Data (Number of vaccines administered)
- Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker, New York Times (Progress of vaccine trials)
Footnotes
