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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day - Elections
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Past Number of the Day articles relating to elections:
- 26 states currently have right-to-work laws (May 22, 2025)
- 55% of voters believe that political reporters are interested in helping the candidate they want to win (May 31, 2023)
- 83 percent of Virginia voters believe America founded on ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance (November 4, 2021)
- 81 percent of voters want all voting machines made in the United States (November 3, 2021)
- 51 percent of voters say making it harder to cheat is more important than making it easier to vote (October 14, 2021)
- 5 point increase in midterm election interest (September 14, 2021)
- 22 percent of voters discuss politics daily with immediate family and close friends (September 2, 2021)
- 58 percent of registered voters very motivated to cast a ballot in 2022 midterms (September 1, 2021)
- 36 percent of voters trust Democrats on election reform, 32% trust GOP, 22% don’t trust either party (August 12, 2021)
- 56 percent of voters are confident that those not eligible to vote are blocked from casting a ballot (July 27, 2021)
- 59 percent of voters are confident that votes are accurately counted in U.S. elections (July 16, 2021)
- 79 percent of government employees voted in Election 2020 (May 21, 2021)
- 187 state legislative seats lost by Republicans during Trump presidency (May 11, 2021)
- 43 mayoral elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2021 (April 8, 2021)
- 26 percent of voters believe the right person was declared president in last two presidential elections, 56 percent do not (March 9, 2021)
- 16 Crossover Congressional Districts in Election 2020 (February 8, 2021)
- 315 state legislative seats changed partisan control in 2020 Elections (January 18, 2021)
- 90 percent of voters say it’s important to improve election procedures prior to 2021 (January 6, 2021)
- 78% of Georgia voters say they will definitely vote in January 5 runoff (December 21, 2020)
- 29 percent of voters still believe Donald Trump is legitimate winner of Election 2020 (December 15, 2020)
- 2 times in the past century, a president’s party has held the White House for just a single term (December 14, 2020)
- 83% of House and Senate races won by double-digit landslide (December 7, 2020)
- 59 percent of voters want Biden Administration to focus on restoring trust and confidence in our system of politics, elections, and government (December 4, 2020)
- 83 percent of Pennsylvania voters say it's important to reform Pennsylvania’s voting laws before the next election (November 24, 2020)
- 9 consecutive presidential elections where winning candidate won 53% of the vote or less (November 20, 2020)
- 61 percent of voters believe it’s possible to know who won close swing state elections (November 17, 2020)
- 13% of voters discuss politics daily, 27% rarely or never (November 11, 2020)
- 4 percent of voters decided presidential vote in last few days (November 9, 2020)
- 19 percent of Trump supporters kept their support secret during the campaign (November 6, 2020)
- 197 electoral college votes were rated as toss-ups On Election Day (November 5, 2020)
- 31 percent of voters believe America will be okay regardless of who wins election (October 29, 2020)
- 73 percent of voters confident ballots will be properly counted this year (October 28, 2020)
- 8 days left to cast your ballot (October 26, 2020)
- 45 million votes have already been cast (October 23, 2020)
- 60 percent of voters prefer populist candidates (October 21, 2020)
- 197 Electoral College votes rated as toss-ups (October 20, 2020)
- 7 races for U.S. Senate are rated as toss-ups (October 19, 2020)
- 44 percent of voters believe Joe Biden will win the election (October 16, 2020)
- 1 percent of mail-in ballots were rejected in 2016 (October 13, 2020)
- 16 state government trifectas at risk on Election Day (October 12, 2020)
- 52 percent of state legislators in the U.S. are Republicans (October 8, 2020)
- 20 congressional races have only one major party on the ballot (October 5, 2020)
- 362 congressional and state legislative elections are rematches in 2020 (October 1, 2020)
- 49 percent of voters say they’re better off than four years ago (September 24, 2020)
- 33 states not allowed to count absentee or mail-in ballots before Election Day (September 18, 2020)
- 76 percent of voters consider 2020 election very important (September 16, 2020)
- 55 percent of voters see Joe Biden as politically liberal, 65% see President Trump as conservative (September 8, 2020)
- 15 percent of voters discussed the election with non-family members every day last week (September 4, 2020)
- 45 percent of voters expect Biden to win in November (August 27, 2020)
- 6 point lead for Joe Biden with 12 weeks to go (August 11, 2020)
- 31 U.S. House races rated as Toss-Ups (August 10, 2020)
- 4 weeks from today election 2020 voting begins (August 7, 2020)
- 7 U.S. Senate races are Toss-Ups (August 4, 2020)
- 62% of voters think violence likely if Trump wins re-election (August 3, 2020)
- 11 of 13 Toss Up states voted for Trump in 2016 (July 27, 2020)
- 27% of voters view economy, health care as top voting issues (July 23, 2020)
- 27% of voters lack confidence that votes in presidential election will be counted accurately (July 22, 2020)
- 91% of Trump voters think he will be re-elected (July 7, 2020)
- 18 weeks until Election Day (June 30, 2020)
- 47% of voters say Supreme Court nominations are very important voting issue (June 26, 2020)
- 22% of registered voters don’t think it matters whether Trump or Biden wins (June 11, 2020)
- 23 states have modified voting by mail procedures (May 1, 2020)
- 47% of voters want mail-in voting for November election (April 24, 2020)
- 9 states have postponed presidential or congressional primary elections (March 24, 2020)
- 23 million immigrants eligible to vote in 2020 election (March 13, 2020)
- 352 pledged delegates to be awarded in Democratic primaries today (March 10, 2020)
- 5 of 7 Super Tuesday states see decline in Pivot County turnout (March 9, 2020)
- 1,344 Democratic delegates to be awarded in Super Tuesday primaries (March 3, 2020)
- 54 delegates to be awarded in South Carolina primary (February 28, 2020)
- 10 Super Tuesday states have already started voting (February 21, 2020)
- 5 Democratic presidential candidates won delegates in Iowa (February 11, 2020)
- 20 Pivot Counties won by Pete Buttigieg in Iowa caucuses (February 10, 2020)
- 3 ways for candidates to declare victory in the Iowa caucuses (February 3, 2020)
- 41 Democratic delegates to be selected in Monday’s Iowa caucuses (January 30, 2020)
- 1,990 pledged delegates needed to win Democratic presidential nomination (January 29, 2020)
- 11 states will hold gubernatorial elections this year (January 27, 2020)
- 1 day until first voters go to the polls in Democratic presidential primary (January 16, 2020)
- 64 years since first televised presidential primary debate (January 15, 2020)
- 68 years since the last brokered Presidential convention (January 14, 2020)
- 2 State Legislative Elections Decided By A Single Vote (January 13, 2020)
- 31 U.S. House districts were won by Donald Trump but are represented by a Democrat (December 2, 2019)
- 8 states have more registered voters than voting age residents (November 18, 2019)
- 32 members of Congress not running for re-election (November 14, 2019)
- 1 year from today Election 2020 will be over (November 4, 2019)
- 17 percent of voters consider candidate's gender more than issues when casting ballot (October 25, 2019)
- 27 percent of voters not confident votes will be properly counted in Election 2020 (October 18, 2019)
- 20 percent of voters say healthcare is most important issue (October 10, 2019)
- 78 percent of registered Democrats have a favorable opinion of Joe Biden (September 23, 2019)
- 51 percent of Democratic voters consider themselves politically liberal (September 18, 2019)
- 538 state legislative seats up for regular election in 2019 (September 6, 2019)
- 74 percent of voters consider healthcare a very important issue (August 22, 2019)
- 53 percent of voters believe our country is doing okay but the political system is in crisis (August 14, 2019)
- 77.9 billion dollars of U.S. residential real estate bought by foreign buyers (August 13, 2019)
- 28 percent of voters want a presidential candidate with mainstream political views (August 12, 2019)
- 47 percent of voters say they’ll definitely vote against President Trump in 2020 (August 8, 2019)
- 3,185 views last week for Joe Biden’s Ballotpedia campaign page (July 31, 2019)
- 80 percent of Democratic primary voters would be excited or satisfied with Joe Biden as their party’s nominee (July 24, 2019)
- 18 percent of voters consider healthcare the most important voting issue (July 17, 2019)
- Four years ago this month, Donald Trump was at 1% in Republican primary polling (June 18, 2019)
- 47 percent of pledged delegates for Democratic presidential nomination will be selected within a one-week period (May 6, 2019)
- 46 Electoral College votes in toss-up status for Election 2020 (March 5, 2019)
- 3 gubernatorial races in 2019 (March 1, 2019)
- 4 Senate races in 2020 will be held in opposing party’s territory (January 30, 2019)
- 17 states require photo ID to vote (January 16, 2019)
- 123 third-party candidates received more votes than the margin separating the top two finishers (November 29, 2018)
- 55 potential candidates for Democratic presidential nomination (November 19, 2018)
- 4 consecutive U.S. presidents have lost Congress during their term (November 16, 2018)
- 3 statewide recounts have overturned Election Day results this century (November 14, 2018)
- 7 state legislative chambers flipped partisan control on Election Day (November 8, 2018)
- 37 percent of voters believe this is the most important election of their lifetime (November 6, 2018)
- 6,097 state legislative seats to be decided by voters (November 5, 2018)
- 68 citizen-initiated measures on the ballot in 2018 (November 1, 2018)
- 6 highly competitive races for U.S. Senate (October 31, 2018)
- 31 highly competitive races for U.S. House of Representatives (October 30, 2018)
- 41,275 political commercials on TV in Phoenix (October 26, 2018)
- 7 state government trifectas highly vulnerable on Election Day (October 25, 2018)
- 21 days left in Election 2018 (October 16, 2018)
- 59: the net number of House seats Democrats could pick up in November (October 2, 2018)
- 4 states have already started voting for midterm elections (September 25, 2018)
- 180 female candidates nominated for House by Democrats (September 13, 2018)
- 1,190 state legislative incumbents not running for re-election (September 10, 2018)
- 109 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries (August 17, 2018)
- 4 House races have no Democrat on the ballot (August 10, 2018)
- 6 Democratic Senate seats at risk in midterm elections (August 3, 2018)
- 13 Republican governorships at risk in midterm elections (August 2, 2018)
- 34 Republican seats in Congress at high risk in November (August 1, 2018)
- 13 states have automatic voter registration policies (July 30, 2018)
- 73 percent of incumbent politicians face no primary challenge in 2018 (July 12, 2018)
- 1 percentage point turnout advantage for GOP in midterm elections with Republican in White House (July 10, 2018)
- 56 percent of U.S. adults “absolutely certain” to vote, near historic low (June 28, 2018)
- 48: The number of House seats Democrats must win to qualify as a wave election (June 25, 2018)
- 1,166 state legislative races already will not include major party opposition (June 22, 2018)
- 12 U.S. cities use ranked-choice voting (June 1, 2018)
- 74 percent of government workers voted in Election 2016 (May 7, 2018)
- 13 percent of term-limited state legislative seats flip parties on Election Day (April 23, 2018)
- 309 women running for U.S. House in 2018 (April 12, 2018)
- 8 Democratic Senate seats at risk in midterm elections (April 3, 2018)
- 25 constitutional amendments may be proposed to Florida voters (April 2, 2018)
- 12 Republican governorships at risk in midterm elections (March 29, 2018)
- 28 Republican seats in Congress at high risk in November (March 23, 2018)
- 48 congressional districts with no Republican candidate (March 12, 2018)
- 10 percent of All U.S. voters voted for Donald Trump but thought he was unqualified to serve as president (March 8, 2018)
- 17 Republican senators elected in 2016 did better than Donald Trump on Election Day (March 7, 2018)
- 45 House Republicans have raised less money than their challengers (February 13, 2018)
- 49 members of U.S. House retiring rather than seeking re-election (February 5, 2018)
- 73 percent voter turnout decline in Wisconsin State Senate election (January 22, 2018)
- 10 percent of U.S. House races may be competitive (January 18, 2018)
- 48 Democratic primaries to watch (January 17, 2018)
- 62 Republican primaries to watch (January 16, 2018)
- 1,884 candidates running for Congress in 2018 (November 20, 2017)
- 2 new governing trifectas for Democrats following Election 2017 (November 9, 2017)
- 15 state legislative chambers could see change in partisan control (October 16, 2017)
- 65 noteworthy endorsements in Alabama Senate primary (September 26, 2017)
- 27 statewide ballot measures this year, lowest total since 1947 (September 13, 2017)
- 8 members of Congress running for governor (September 1, 2017)
- 271 state legislators can’t run in 2018 due to term limits (August 22, 2017)
- $31 million spent on 2017 ballot measures (August 14, 2017)
- 50.6% of votes In Election 2016 were cast by millennials and Gen-Xers (August 10, 2017)
- 26 Republican trifectas: states with GOP governor and control of legislature (August 7, 2017)
- 8 Pivot Counties in Maine that voted twice for Barack Obama, then voted for Donald Trump (July 17, 2017)
- 33 states have enacted voter ID requirements (July 14, 2017)
- 97 percent of congressmen running for re-election in 2016 were re-elected (July 3, 2017)
- 178 elected officials targeted for recall this year (June 30, 2017)
- 59 percent of liberals would participate in civil protest—up from 41 percent before Trump was elected (June 28, 2017)
- 19 Democratic senators running for re-election in states with Pivot Counties (June 22, 2017)
- 50 million dollars plus spent on special election Georgia 6; all-time record (June 20, 2017)
- 17 percent of voters not happy Trump is president—but happy Clinton isn't (June 14, 2017)
- 3.6 million tweets about Comey hearings (June 13, 2017)
- 100 percent of Democratic Statewide Officials and State Legislators in Virginia Have Endorsed Ralph Northam for Governor (June 12, 2017)
- 23 Pivot Counties in Wisconsin that voted twice for Obama then voted for Trump (June 7, 2017)
- 9 Pivot Counties in Ohio that voted twice for Barack Obama and then voted for Donald Trump (May 30, 2017)
- 3 Pivot Counties in Pennsylvania that voted twice for Obama and then voted for Trump (May 22, 2017)
- 12 Pivot Counties in Michigan that voted twice for Barack Obama and then for Donald Trump (May 15, 2017)
- 97 percent of women who strongly supported Trump in 2016 satisfied with job he's doing (May 2, 2017)
- 6.5 billion dollars spent on the 2016 election (May 1, 2017)
- 90 percent of Internet publishing employees work in counties won by Hillary Clinton (April 28, 2017)
- 10 counties voted for losing presidential candidate in last three presidential elections (April 25, 2017)
- 2,226 solid Republican counties won by McCain, Romney, and Trump (April 20, 2017)
- 449 solid Democratic counties won by Obama twice and by Clinton; Clinton earned bigger margins but smaller share of vote (April 19, 2017)
- 31: Pivot Counties in Iowa That Voted Twice for Obama and Then Voted for Trump (March 31, 2017)
- 206: Pivot Counties that voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, and for President Trump in 2016 (March 20, 2017)
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