Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day - Elections

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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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