Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day - Government

Past Number of the Day articles relating to government:

• 53% of voters favor the ban on TikTok that Congress passed earlier this year  (September 8, 2025)
• State legislatures control the redrawing of congressional district lines in 33 of the states that are required to redraw them every 10 years  (September 3, 2025)
• 43% of voters favor the recent U.S. government acquisition of Intel stock  (September 2, 2025)
• 42% of voters say it is good for America that, for the first time in 50 years, more people will leave the United States than enter it  (August 29, 2025)
• Five decisions on federalism were decided during the Supreme Court’s most recent term  (August 28, 2025)
• 74% of voters say both political parties bend the rules to help their own parties when designing Congressional districts  (August 27, 2025)
• 34% of voters say it is more important to help Ukraine than to keep the United States out of a wider war with Russia  (August 25, 2025)
• 18% of voters say the Supreme Court today is too liberal  (August 21, 2025)
• 105 years ago, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified  (August 18, 2025)
• 60% of voters say U.S. military operations should be solely controlled by U.S. military officials  (August 15, 2025)
• 80 years ago, the unconditional surrender of Japan in World War II was announced publicly  (August 14, 2025)
• 37% of voters say the U.S. should be required to follow international agreements, such as the Paris climate accords, even if they have not been ratified by the Senate  (August 13, 2025)
• President Donald Trump signed 15 executive orders in July  (August 12, 2025)
• 48% of voters say the United Nations supports America’s interests  (August 11, 2025)
• 30% of indirect initiated state statutes were approved by state legislatures between 2018 and 2024  (August 5, 2025)
• Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature  (July 28, 2025)
• 51% of voters say the President of the United States has too much power  (July 24, 2025)
• 33 ties broken while Kamala Harris was the sitting vice president  (July 23, 2025)
• 51% of voters say smaller congressional districts would make Congress more responsive to the American people  (July 18, 2025)
• 80 years ago, the first atomic bomb was detonated at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico  (July 16, 2025)
• 5 states do not permit election officials to begin processing any aspect of absentee/mail-in ballots until Election Day  (July 14, 2025)
• 193 years ago, President Andrew Jackson vetoed an effort by the government to recharter the Second Bank of the United States  (July 10, 2025)
• 28 reconciliation bills have been passed by Congress since 1985  (July 8, 2025)
• 48% of voters approve of the way the Supreme Court is performing its job  (July 7, 2025)
• 249 years ago, the Continental Congress officially declared independence from Great Britain  (July 2, 2025)
• 39 cities of the top 100 cities hold elections in even-numbered years  (July 1, 2025)
• 40 states conduct only single-winner contests for state legislative elections  (June 25, 2025)
• 84% of voters believe that, if it had a nuclear weapon, Iran would pose a serious threat to the United States  (June 24, 2025)
• 36% of voters say the Trump Administration has gone too far in deporting illegal immigrants  (June 20, 2025)
• 8% of voters say they would vote for the third-party candidate if Elon Musk were to launch one in next year’s Congressional elections  (June 18, 2025)
• 250 years ago, the Battle of Bunker Hill took place  (June 17, 2025)
• All 50 states provide gubernatorial impeachment powers to the legislature.  (June 16, 2025)
• Six states have banned ranked-choice-voting this year  (June 12, 2025)
• 50% of voters favor the Trump Administration’s plans to limit the number of international students at American colleges  (June 11, 2025)
• 38% of voters say the work of DOGE has gone too far  (June 9, 2025)
• 26 states provide at least one form of statewide citizen-initiated ballot measure  (June 5, 2025)
• 103 years ago, former President William Howard Taft dedicated the Lincoln Memorial  (May 30, 2025)
• Congress has voted to override presidential vetoes 112 times  (May 16, 2025)
• 48% of voters say it is possible to balance the budget by simply slowing the growth of federal spending over time  (May 15, 2025)
• 418 years ago, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America  (May 14, 2025)
• 60% of voters are more worried about the government deciding what information should be allowed than disinformation  (May 13, 2025)
• 80% of voters say protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits is very important  (May 9, 2025)
• There are more than 10,000 election administration officials in the country  (May 8, 2025)
• Utah has the longest-running trifecta, held at 40 years.  (May 1, 2025)
• 64% of voters say it should be illegal for members of Congress to buy and sell stocks and bonds while they are in office  (April 30, 2025)
• 62% of voters believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests  (April 28, 2025)
• 50% of voters approve of the way the Supreme Court is performing its job  (April 25, 2025)
• Two states have a 60% threshold for all constitutional amendments  (April 24, 2025)
• 34% of voters say their own representative in Congress is the best person for the job  (April 23, 2025)
• 75% of voters say they trust the American people more than America’s political leaders when it comes to important national issues  (April 21, 2025)
• North Dakota is one of 16 states with term limits for state legislators  (April 16, 2025)
• 11 multistate lawsuits have been filed against the Trump Administration  (April 11, 2025)
• 13 states have now banned ranked-choice voting  (April 3, 2025)
• 52 state Supreme Courts in the United States and 344 state Supreme Court justices  (March 27, 2025)
• 32% of voters have very closely followed recent news stories about Elon Musk and DOGE  (March 24, 2025)
• 69% of voters say there is a lot of corruption in the federal government.  (March 20, 2025)
• 15 states have universal private school choice programs  (March 19, 2025)
• 53% of voters favor requiring every federal agency to reduce its total payroll by 1% a year for ten years after the current round of layoffs  (March 14, 2025)
• 84 years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act  (March 11, 2025)
• 54% of voters approve of the way the Supreme Court is performing its job  (March 10, 2025)
• 635 bills from Congress were vetoed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt  (March 7, 2025)
• 24% of voters have very closely followed recent news stories about the federal budget debate  (March 3, 2025)
• 65% of voters rate the local police in their community as excellent or good  (February 28, 2025)
• 80 special congressional elections were called between 2013 and 2024  (February 27, 2025)
• 246 years ago, the unconditional surrender of Fort Sackville at Vincennes, Indiana was accepted  (February 25, 2025)
• 61% of voters say the United States government should NOT be allowed to censor speech that is posted on social media platforms  (February 24, 2025)
• 42% of voters have favorable opinions of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  (February 21, 2025)
• 27.3 percentage points was the average margin of victory across all House elections in 2024  (February 13, 2025)
• 50% of voters say tariffs on China will be bad for the U.S. economy  (February 11, 2025)
• 262 years ago, the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the French and Indian War  (February 10, 2025)
• 70% of voters favor President Trump’s executive order to release all documents related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK  (February 7, 2025)
• 247 years ago, the United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance and a Treaty of Amity and Commerce  (February 6, 2025)
• 87% of voters say the United States was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance  (February 5, 2025)
• 58 minor party candidates received more votes than the margin of victory in the 2024 federal, state, and local elections  (February 4, 2025)
• 47% of voters say the WHO is not the most effective way to address health-care issues  (February 3, 2025)
• 26 executive orders were signed by President Donald Trump (R) on his first day in office  (January 27, 2025)
• 38% of voters favor making Canada a part of the United States  (January 24, 2025)
• Nine states held 16 special sessions in 2024  (January 22, 2025)
• 51% of voters say Donald Trump is at least as ethical as most politicians  (January 21, 2025)
• 22% of voters expected to watch some of Donald Trump’s inauguration  (January 20, 2025)
• In 2024, voters in 35 states decided on 96 constitutional amendments  (January 15, 2025)
• 249 years ago, Thomas Paine published Common Sense  (January 10, 2025)
• 26 states allow for citizen-initiated ballot measures  (January 7, 2025)
• 15 U.S. House incumbents lost their reelection campaigns  (January 2, 2025)
• Two states enacted changes to SNAP work requirements in 2024  (December 27, 2024)
• 50% of voters favor preventing the government from giving taxpayer dollars to NGOs  (December 20, 2024)
• 20 states have released AI guidance for public schools  (December 19, 2024)
• 57% of voters say federal office workers should be required to return to the office  (December 18, 2024)
• 19% of voters know what DOGE means  (December 16, 2024)
• 237 years ago, Pennsylvania became the second state in the Union to ratify the Constitution  (December 12, 2024)
• 23 states and D.C. will see the minimum wage increase by an average of 75 cents in 2025  (December 11, 2024)
• 37% of voters say it would be good for the U.S. economy if the United States imposed steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada  (December 10, 2024)
• 45% of voters say the federal government has too much power compared to the states  (December 9, 2024)
• 51% of voters favor ending the $7,500 subsidy paid by the government to someone who buys an electric vehicle  (December 6, 2024)
• 82% of voters favor a proposal prohibiting foreign governments from purchasing land in the United States  (December 4, 2024)
• 10.7 days after Election Day, Trump had announced more cabinet nominees than past presidents  (December 3, 2024)
• 61% of voters say reducing the national debt and inflation is more important than reducing climate change  (December 2, 2024)
• Over 80% of incumbents in close primaries won in the general election  (November 26, 2024)
• 67% of voters say the government should let consumers decide which vehicles to buy  (November 25, 2024)
• Voters in three school districts approved five school board recalls on November 5  (November 21, 2024)
• 64% of voters trust the American people more than political leaders and government experts when it comes to important policy decisions  (November 18, 2024)
• 84% of voters say Americans should be allowed to purchase any health insurance approved by their state’s insurance commissioner  (November 14, 2024)
• More than $1 Billion was spent on ballot measure campaigns this cycle  (November 13, 2024)
• 48 states have recount provisions  (November 6 2024)
• $11.6 billion will be spent on Halloween this year  (October 31 2024)
• 82 elected seats on state supreme courts are up for election  (October 30 2024)
• Four separate Congresses have been split evenly between Republicans and Democrats for at least part of the session  (October 21, 2024)
• 57% of voters have favorable opinions of the United Nations  (October 15, 2024)
• 66 elections nationwide were decided by 10 votes or fewer between September 2023 and September 2024  (October 14, 2024)
• 45% of voters know what the Electoral College is  (October 11, 2024)
• 28 states require employers to grant employees time off to vote  (October 10, 2024)
• 37% of voters say the way government authorities have handled the situation with Hurricane Helene has been excellent or good  (October 9, 2024)
• 16 states impose term limits on state legislators  (October 3, 2024)
• 65% of voters say there should be limits on the amount of money that an individual can give to any one candidate’s political campaign  (October 2, 2024)
• 40% of voters say they have seen too many political campaign commercials to count  (September 26, 2024)
• 22 states and the District of Columbia have same-day registration provisions allowing voters to register and vote at the same time  (September 25, 2024)
• 235 years ago, George Washington signed into law the Judiciary Act of 1789  (September 24, 2024)
• 2.2 candidates filed per seat across federal and statewide offices  (September 20, 2024)
• 59% of voters believe that constitutional amendments should restrict the federal government  (September 18, 2024)
• 237 years ago, the Constitution was signed  (September 17, 2024)
• 20 states allow gubernatorial recalls  (September 12, 2024)
• 23 years ago, terrorists attacked the United States  (September 11, 2024)
• 44% of voters know that a presidential debate is happening this week  (September 10, 2024)
• 27% of voters think one candidate will probably back out of the upcoming debate  (September 9, 2024)
• 30 states passed 88 bills decreasing agency power  (September 5, 2024)
• 136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year  (August 29, 2024)
• 124 years ago, the ratification of the women’s suffrage amendment was certified by the Secretary of State  (August 26, 2024)
• 65 years ago, Hawaii officially became the 50th state in the Union  (August 21, 2024)
• 61% of voters favor term limits for Supreme Court justices  (August 20, 2024)
• 40% of Supreme Court decisions this term were unanimous  (August 16, 2024)
• 89 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act  (August 14, 2024)
• 30% of voters claim to know the policy views of Kamala Harris very well  (August 13, 2024)
• 64 of the 100 largest U.S cities by population had a Democratic mayor at the beginning of the year  (August 9, 2024)
• 52 years ago, President Richard Nixon announced that he would resign as President of the United States  (August 8, 2024)
• 101 years ago, President Warren G. Harding passed away in San Francisco, California from a heart attack  (August 2, 2024)
• 6 states require a simple majority of votes for the legislature to override a gubernatorial veto  (August 1, 2024)
• 49% of RMG-defined elites prefer limiting government power to protect rights over the government doing voters' will  (July 31, 2024)
• 79% of voters rate the economy as very important in terms of how they will vote in this year’s presidential election  (July 30, 2024)
• 76 years ago, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the U.S. military  (July 26, 2024)
• 48% of voters prefer to live in a community where people are allowed to own guns  (July 25, 2024)
• 1/3 of Americans live in a state that will decide ballot measures on abortion, electoral systems, wages, marijuana, or taxes  (July 24, 2024)
• 57% of RMG-defined elites worry more about disinformation and fake news than the federal government regulating information  (July 19, 2024)
• 76% of elections in June were uncontested  (July 18, 2024)
• 44% of voters think the United States should support Israel in the current war  (July 17, 2024)
• 234 years ago, George Washington signed into law the Residence Act  (July 16, 2024)
• 72% of voters think it is good for America to be part of the NATO alliance  (July 15, 2024)
• 66% of voters have favorable opinions of America’s Social Security program  (July 10, 2024)
• 39 states allow voters to recall certain local officials  (July 8, 2024)
• 53% of voters favor requiring all 18-year-old men to register for the draft  (July 5, 2024)
• 248 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted  (July 4, 2024)
• 80% of voters plan to do something to celebrate the Fourth of July  (July 3, 2024)
• 52 state Courts of Last Resort operate in the United States  (July 2, 2024)
• 56% of voters say the presidential debate would be better if candidates could ask questions of each other  (June 27, 2024)
• 70% of voters say it is better for members of Congress to spend more time in their districts  (June 26, 2024)
• 49 states require voters to register to vote  (June 25, 2024)
• 78% of voters say that people have natural rights that cannot legitimately be taken away by any government  (June 24, 2024)
• 201 federal judges have been appointed by President Biden as of June 1  (June 21, 2024)
• 51% of voters say Donald Trump is less ethical than most politicians  (June 14, 2024)
• 52 members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election this year  (June 6, 2024)
• 70 years ago, school segregation was ruled unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education  (May 17, 2024)
• 138 executive orders have been issued by President Biden so far in his presidency  (May 15, 2024)
• 94 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 34 states  (May 9, 2024)
• 74% of voters have favorable opinions of Title IX  (May 3, 2024)
• 34 cities of America’s 100 largest are holding mayoral elections in 2024  (May 2, 2024)
• 235 years ago, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States  (April 30, 2024)
• 51 members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election this year  (April 26, 2024)
• 82% of voters say they already know enough about the candidates to make a decision in this year’s presidential election  (April 24, 2024)
• 77% of elections in March were uncontested  (April 19, 2024)
• 22% of voters would not feel safe walking at night in their own neighborhoods  (April 17, 2024)
• 33 bills have been introduced this year to alter selection methods for state and local officials  (April 12, 2024)
• 22% of voters trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time  (April 11, 2024)
• 52% of voters believe the lack of competitive House races is a threat to democracy  (April 10, 2024)
• 16,083 candidates ran for state offices in 2022  (April 9, 2024)
• 41 governors have delivered State of the State addresses this year  (April 5, 2024)
• 23% of voters say the U.S. should be bound by a United Nations imposed global tax on emissions  (April 2, 2024)
• 23 elections for the House of Representatives will be truly competitive in November  (April 1, 2024)
• Three school board recalls have centered on district book policies since 2006  (March 29, 2024)
• 24% of voters think it is appropriate for a U.S. political leader to call for the Israeli Prime Minister to step down  (March 26, 2024)
• 130 years ago, Coxey’s Army formed as a protest march in Massillon, Ohio  (March 25, 2024)
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• 16 states use ranked-choice voting either statewide or in some localities  (March 21, 2024)
• 77% of voters believe the federal government does not pay enough attention to voters  (March 20, 2024)
• 15% of voters have met their own representative in Congress  (March 18, 2024)
• 61 cases have been agreed to be heard by the Supreme Court for 2023-24  (March 8, 2024)
• 50 members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election this year.  (February 29, 2024)
• 54% of voters believe Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas has failed to secure the border  (February 28, 2024)
• 64% of voters think it is good for the U.S. to be part of NATO  (February 27, 2024)
• 13 states had no new school board officials win against a running incumbents in 2023  (February 23, 2024)
• 66% of voters favor a proposal to arrest and deport anyone who entered the U.S. illegally during the past three years  (February 21, 2024)
• 67% of voters believe that individual states should have the right to defend their own borders if the federal government fails to defend them  (February 20, 2024)
• 21 election-related bills were vetoed by the Arizona Governor in 2023  (February 16, 2024)
• 55% of voters favor severely restricting or banning travel to the United States from Iran  (February 15, 2024)
• 39% of voters believe Jeff Bezos will pay about the same amount or less than the average American in taxes over the course of his lifetime  (February 13, 2024)
• 74% of voters believe the current federal budget deficits are primarily the result of too much government spending  (February 12, 2024)
• 69% of voters oppose sending American soldiers into battle to help Israel  (February 8, 2024)
• 65% of voters believe U.S. military operations should be solely controlled by U.S. military officials  (February 6, 2024)
• 29% of voters want the U.S. to follow international agreements signed by the president, but not ratified by the Senate  (February 5, 2024)
• 70% of urban academics trust the government to do the right thing most of the time  (January 31, 2024)
• 26 states held special legislative sessions in 2023  (January 30, 2024)
• 47% of the Elite 1% believe the U.S. provides too much individual freedom  (January 29, 2024)
• 45 members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election  (January 18, 2024)
• 66% of voters believe that those who post content online are responsible for that content  (January 12, 2024)
• 25 states will increase their minimum wages in 2024  (January 11, 2024)
• 59% of voters say that the federal government should not be allowed to censor social media  (January 10, 2024)
• 42% of voters believe the U.S. should be supporting Israel in the current war  (January 8, 2024)
• More than 60% of local general elections in 17 states went uncontested in 2023  (December 21, 2023)
• 41% of voters think it is bad that half of America’s political elite have received a degree from one of just 12 universities  (December 20, 2023)
• 36% of voters say that which party controls Congress makes a lot of difference to their lives  (December 19, 2023)
• 52% of voters know that the Democratic Party has majority control over the U.S. Senate at this time  (December 18, 2023)
• Six states eliminated odd-year elections or consolidated election dates in 2022 and 2023  (December 14, 2023)
• 80% of voters believe it’s important Hamas acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as part of any ceasefire agreement  (December 11, 2023)
• 20 percent of Colorado’s school board elections were canceled this year  (December 8, 2023)
• 82 years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor  (December 7, 2023)
• 62% of voters agree that “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.’”  (December 6, 2023)
• 69% of voters are concerned that terrorists allied with Hamas will try to enter the United States across the southern border and launch a significant attack within the U.S.  (December 5, 2023)
• 47% of voters believe that foreign companies should not be allowed to own social media companies that operate in the United States  (November 30, 2023)
• 46% of voters believe TikTok poses a serious threat to the national security of the United States  (November 29, 2023)
• 37 state legislative sessions are scheduled to begin in January  (November 28, 2023)
• 32% of voters believe that the Palestinian Authority should control the Gaza Strip when the war between Israel and Hamas is over  (November 27, 2023)
• 7 States have specified that noncitizens may not vote in state and local elections  (November 20, 2023)
• 82% of ballot measures were approved by voters on November 7  (November 17, 2023)
• 90 years ago today, the governments of the United States and the U.S.S.R. officially established diplomatic relations  (November 16, 2023)
• 53% of voters would vote for a candidate who supported Israel rather than one who supported Hamas and the Palestinian groups  (November 15, 2023)
• 59% of voters favor the gag order placed on President Trump in his election interference case  (November 14, 2023)
• 2,884 candidates ran for the U.S. House or Senate in 2022  (November 13, 2023)
• 23 states allow school board members to be recalled  (November 10, 2023)
• 51% of voters believe that eliminating the Hamas terrorist threat is more important than getting humanitarian aid into Gaza  (November 8, 2023)
• 7 states prohibit foreign spending on ballot measure campaigns  (November 3, 2023)
• 64% of voters believe discrimination against Jews in America is a serious problem  (November 2, 2023)
• 62% of voters believe the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East poses a significant threat to the United States  (November 1, 2023)
• 182 Article III Judges have been nominated by President Joe Biden as of October 1  (October 27, 2023)
• 58% of voters favor sending U.S. military troops and equipment to the southern border of the United States  (October 25, 2023)
• 60% of voters believe it is likely that the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East will grow into a wider world war.  (October 24, 2023)
• 58% of voters believe it is likely that Hamas will be defeated by Israel  (October 23, 2023)
• 220 years ago, Congress ratified the Louisiana purchase  (October 20, 2023)
• 49 states have provisions for the state legislature to impeach the governor  (October 19, 2023)
• 63% of voters believe it is at least somewhat likely that Iran was heavily involved in planning and supporting the attack on Israel  (October 17, 2023)
• 68% of voters believe it is important for the United States to help Israel defend itself  (October 16, 2023)
• 44 presidential executive orders have been made on average per year since the beginning of the Regan administration  (October 13, 2023)
• 83% of voters believe there should be age limits for members of Congress  (October 11, 2023)
• 65% of voters favor U.S. imposition of tariffs on all goods imported from China.  (October 10, 2023)
• 61% of voters believe that securing America’s southern border is more important than helping Ukraine  (October 9, 2023)
• 24 states have automatic voter registration  (October 6, 2023)
• 72% of voters believe that the United States is a force for good in the world  (October 5, 2023)
• 65 years ago, Guinea gained independence from France  (October 2, 2023)
• 344 state supreme court justices hold office across the country  (September 29, 2023)
• 63% of voters oppose imposing strict rationing of gas, meat, and electricity to fight climate change  (September 28, 2023)
• 55% of voters believe that government assistance programs trap recipients in cycles of dependency  (September 27, 2023)
• 61% of voters have favorable opinions of the National Institutes of Health  (September 22, 2023)
• 20 years ago the Galileo spacecraft completed its mission and was crashed intentionally into Jupiter  (September 21, 2023)
• 55% of state legislatures are Republican controlled  (September 19, 2023)
• 40% of voters say that President Biden has done a poor job handling the wildfire situation in Maui  (September 15, 2023)
• 86% of voters believe that disaster relief should be given equally to all affected communities  (September 14, 2023)
• 42% of voters trust local governments more than the federal government in handling natural disasters  (September 13, 2023)
• 175 years ago, Switzerland formally established its federal government  (September 12, 2023)
• 2,070 pages were added to the Federal Register from August 28 to September 1, 2023  (September 11, 2023)
• 81% of voters believe that legal immigration is good for the United States  (September 8, 2023)
• 20 Incumbents are running in this year’s 36 state executive elections  (September 7, 2023)
• 23 states have legalized marijuana  (September 1, 2023)
• 1.5% of mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022  (August 24, 2023)
• 72% of voters favor a constitutional amendment legally obligating the government to pay promised social security benefits  (August 23, 2023)
• 77% of voters say that America was founded on freedom, equality, and self-governance  (August 22, 2023)
• 40% of voters believe it is at least somewhat likely that Russia will be defeated by Ukraine and its allies  (August 18, 2023)
• 61% of voters favor putting video cameras in public school classrooms to ensure accountability  (August 16, 2023)
• 106 ranked-choice voting bills have been introduced so far in 2023  (August 15, 2023)
• 51% of voters favor a ban on automatic voter registration at DMVs  (August 14, 2023)
• 9 states have indirect ballot initiative processes  (August 11, 2023)
• 53% of voters believe passing a budget that increases taxes would be worse than a government shutdown  (August 10, 2023)
• Fewer than 100 state legislators have been expelled between 1813 and 2023  (August 4, 2023)
• 61% of voters are confident that votes in the next general election will be counted accurately  (August 3, 2023)
• 100 years ago, Calvin Coolidge ascended to the Presidency  (August 2, 2023)
• 45% of voters believe that parents have too little control over their children’s education  (August 1, 2023)
• 59% of voters oppose tax incentives and other benefits to encourage families to have more children  (July 31, 2023)
• 6 state legislators have been censured in 2023  (July 28, 2023)
• 58% of voters favor ending regulations on businesses that have not been enforced for 10 years  (July 27, 2023)
• 49% of voters have favorable opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court  (July 26, 2023)
• 66% of voters want Congressional committee to recommend and vote on cutting unnecessary spending  (July 25, 2023)
• 959 parcel tax measures have been on ballots in California since 2008  (July 21, 2023)
• Forty-four states have a single party in control of the all three top executive offices  (July 14, 2023)
• 14% of U.S. House elections had only one major party candidate between 1920 and 2018  (July 7, 2023)
• 48% of voters have favorable opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court  (June 30, 2023)
• 45% of voters favor increasing the number of nuclear power plants in the United States  (June 29, 2023)
• 54% of voters believe the United States provides too much government control  (June 28, 2023)
• 236 pieces of legislation related to public sector unions are currently being tracked by Ballotpedia  (June 27, 2023)
• 54% of voters are aware that an agreement on the debt ceiling has been reached  (June 26, 2023)
• 26 states elect their lieutenant governors on a single ticket along with the governor  (June 22, 2023)
• Two statewide officials have been impeached in Texas history  (June 15, 2023)
• 52% of voters believe that the FBI routinely spies on individual American citizens  (June 14, 2023)
• 57% of voters say that Congress should make further cuts in government spending  (June 9, 2023)
• 110 opinions were issued by state supreme courts May 8-14  (June 6, 2023)
• 66% of voters favor the creation of a bi-partisan COVID-19 commission  (June 5, 2023)
• 25% of voters believe that the greatest threat to America’s national security comes from abroad  (June 2, 2023)
• 78% of voters have favorable opinions of the U.S. military  (May 29, 2023)
• 57% of Republicans say that Donald Trump should debate other Republican primary candidates  (May 24, 2023)
• 75% of voters say that taxes in America are generally too high  (May 22, 2023)
• 66% of voters say that when regulators impose rules opposed by the majority of voters, it is a threat to democracy  (May 18, 2023)
• 42% of voters say that big government and large corporations are equal threats to individual freedom and American society  (May 11, 2023)
• 51% of voters say that most Americans are too trusting of government  (April 21, 2023)
• 43% of voters are opposed to the creation of a government run tax preparation service  (April 14, 2023)
• 76% of voters believe the main problem with government finances is that the government spends too much  (April 5, 2023)
• 70% of voters trust the American people more than political leaders when it comes to important policy decisions  (April 3, 2023)
• 129 statewide measures will be on November 8 ballot  (October 7, 2022)
• 58% of voters say that the U.S. currently needs more individual freedom  (October 5, 2022)
• 54.07% of state legislatures are Republican, 44.33% Democratic in August 2022  (September 30, 2022)
• 58% of voters say that abortion should usually be legal  (September 28, 2022)
• 52% of voters would trust the recommendations of public health experts if there was another pandemic  (September 27, 2022)
• 52% of voters have a high level of trust in the FDA  (September 26, 2022)
• 83% of voters see Russia as a serious threat  (September 23, 2022)
• 36% of voters trust the Supreme Court more than Congress or the presidency  (September 22, 2022)
• 76% of voters would feel safe walking in their own neighborhoods at night  (September 19, 2022)
• 49% of voters think mail-in ballots should only be allowed under certain circumstances  (September 16, 2022)
• 58% of voters would oppose a California-style ban on gas-powered cars for their own states  (September 14, 2022)
• 70% of voters believe that canceling student loan debt will lead to college raising tuition  (September 13, 2022)
• 42% of voters think it is likely that democracy in America will end in a generation  (September 12, 2022)
• 70% of voters agree that “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”  (September 5, 2022)
• 63% of voters favor the creation of a bi-partisan Congressional committee to investigate corruption and political bias in the FBI leadership  (September 2, 2022)
• 54% of voters have a favorable opinion of the FBI  (September 1, 2022)
• 58% of registered voters say they will definitely vote in the midterm elections this November  (August 30, 2022)
• 70% of voters say that inflation is very important in terms of how they will vote  (August 29, 2022)
• 29% of voters believe the legitimate winner was declared in both of the last two presidential elections  (August 26, 2022)
• 71% of voters have favorable opinions of local police departments  (August 25, 2022)
• 59% of voters think President Biden knew about the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago in advance  (August 24, 2022)
• 27 days until early voting begins in Pennsylvania  (August 23, 2022)
• 32% of voters say that public schools provide the best education for elementary school students  (August 22, 2022)
• 55% of voters see China as an enemy of the U.S.  (August 19, 2022)
• 67% of voters say that the U.S. should formally recognize Taiwan  (August 18, 2022)
• 60% of voters say that the criminal justice system is concerned too much about the rights of criminals  (August 17, 2022)
• 55% of voters oppose a provision increasing IRS funding by $80 billion to allow them to audit more taxpayers  (August 16, 2022)
• 33% of Americans say they trust the Supreme Court more than other branches of the federal government  (August 11, 2022)
• 31% of Americans trust the federal government to do the right thing  (August 10, 2022)
• 64% of Americans believe that there is a “deep state” of career government employees  (August 9, 2022)
• 60% of voters say the U.S. military should focus exclusively on protecting the U.S.  (July 21, 2022)
• 58% of voters say that America’s allies take advantage of the U.S.  (July 20, 2022)
• 31% of voters say their own representative in Congress is the best person for the job  (July 19, 2022)
• 49% of voters approve of the way the Supreme Court is doing its job  (July 13, 2022)
• 59% of voters say they are worried about the health of President Joe Biden  (July 8, 2022)
• 26% of voters think the federal government is seriously trying to secure the southern border  (July 7, 2022)
• 31% of voters say Donald Trump is more ethical than most politicians  (June 30, 2022)
• 62% of voters say the attempted murder of a Supreme Court Justice is domestic terrorism  (June 29, 2022)
• 54% of voters prefer a community where people are allowed to own guns  (June 28, 2022)
• 33% of voters think cryptocurrency will replace the U.S. dollar  (June 23, 2022)
• 37% of Americans think they are likely to be killed in a random mass shooting  (June 22, 2022)
• 42% of Americans say they trust voters more than policy experts; 31% trust the experts  (June 21, 2022)
• 86% of voters say it is important to clean voter registration rolls before each election  (June 17, 2022)
• 40% of Americans favor eliminating tariffs on Chinese products  (June 16, 2022)
• 51% of voters support forgiving student loan debt  (June 15, 2022)
• 56% of voters favor requiring congressional approval for major new regulations  (June 14, 2022)
• 82% of voters say it is important for government agencies to remain neutral in elections  (June 13, 2022)
• 27% of voters think background checks would do the most to reduce mass shootings  (June 9, 2022)
• 32% of voters believe that China represents a greater threat to the United States than either Russia or domestic terrorists  (June 8, 2022)
• 66% of voters favor a proposal to put more protections in place to address concerns that the federal government already collects too much information about individual Americans  (June 7, 2022)
• 72% of voters favor expanding oil and gas drilling on federal lands to increase fossil fuel production and reduce energy prices  (May 31, 2022)
• 46% of voters believe that addressing mental health solutions would do more to reduce the number of mass shootings than more gun control regulations  (May 30, 2022)
• 35% of voters believe it would be better for European nations to become more like the United States  (May 27, 2022)
• 47% of voters support a proposal for the United States to provide $40 billion in additional funding to help Ukraine  (May 24, 2022)
• 69% of voters are enthusiastic about voting in the midterm elections  (May 20, 2022)
• 59% of voters are confident that votes in the upcoming midterm elections will be accurately counted and the proper winners declared  (May 19, 2022)
• 65% of Americans think abortion laws should be set by voters  (May 18, 2022)
• 68% of voters are worried Russia will use nuclear weapons in Ukraine  (May 17, 2022)
• 17% of voters believe that abortion should be legal at any time during a pregnancy  (May 16, 2022)
• 52% of voters think the federal government is out of control, that it must stop adding new programs and slow the growth of federal spending to balance the budget  (May 13, 2022)
• 59% of voters are more worried about the federal government deciding what should be allowed than they are about disinformation and fake news  (May 12, 2022)
• 39% of voters believe the benefits of government are worth the costs and regulations they impose.  (May 6, 2022)
• 66% of voters favor a proposal requiring all state and local elections to be held on a single day  (April 28, 2022)
• 70% of voters favor a proposal requiring all candidates for all offices to be identified by party  (April 27, 2022)
• 39% of voters believe government regulatory agencies have too much power  (April 26, 2022)
• 71% of voters favor sending troops to secure the southern border  (April 22, 2022)
• 44% of voters believe it is possible to balance the federal budget by cutting waste and fraud  (April 21, 2022)
• 70% of voters say the Biden Administration should increase border patrol  (April 20, 2022)
• 58% of voters believe illegal immigration is too easy  (April 19, 2022)
• 57% of voters would rather live in a community where guns are allowed  (April 13, 2022)
• 66% of voters believe legal immigration is good  (April 12, 2022)
• 66% of voters favor stopping all government payments to illegal immigrants  (April 07, 2022)
• 7% of voters talk politics every day  (April 06, 2022)
• 64% of voters want Supreme Court to be more supportive of individual freedom over government regulations  (April 5, 2022)
• 15 percent of voters following SCOTUS confirmation very closely  (April 4, 2022)
• 53% of voters say it’s time to end airline mask mandates; 72% of regular flyers agree  (March 30, 2022)
• 68% of voters believe it is better that decisions are made by state and local governments, not the federal government  (March 29, 2022)
• 65% of voters believe America would be better off with more freedom and less government  (March 28, 2022)
• 50% of voters say count U.S. citizens and legal residents to determine number of congressional seats  (March 25, 2022)
• 71% of voters agree politicians do not want voters to get involved  (March 23, 2022)
• 80% of voters say that term limits for members of Congress are a good idea  (March 21, 2022)
• 56% of voters say U.S. likely to remain world’s leading superpower  (March 18, 2022)
• 64% of voters say Biden administration bears responsibility for higher gas prices  (March 17, 2022)
• 84 percent of voters believe America’s founding ideals are worth fighting for  (March 16, 2022)
• 70 percent of voters consider national security very important to their voting decision  (March 9, 2022)
• 68 percent of voters want U.S. to side with Ukraine, 5% say Russia, 15% neither  (March 7, 2022)
• 53 percent of voters believe America’s legal system cares more about criminals than victims  (March 4, 2022)
• 23 percent of voters believe defunding the police will lead to less crime  (March 3, 2022)
• 56 percent of voters think the U.S. will still be world’s leading superpower in 20 years  (March 1, 2022)
• 68 percent of voters believe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will lead to higher gas prices in the United States  (February 28, 2022)
• 80 percent of voters see police officers as generally good people doing a difficult job to the best of their ability  (February 18, 2022)
• 40% of voters think the worst of the pandemic is behind us  (February 15, 2022)
• 54 percent of voters believe that more freedom leads to more equality  (February 14, 2022)
• 54 percent of voters say it’s important to have a black woman on the Supreme Court  (February 11, 2022)
• 26 percent of voters want to increase the number of Supreme Court justices  (February 10, 2022)
• 68 percent of voters favor government program providing mental health services for women who regret having an abortion  (February 9, 2022)
• 54 percent of registered voters say they will definitely vote in the midterm elections  (February 8, 2022)
• 38 percent of voters say Supreme Court the most trusted branch of government  (February 7, 2022)
• Forty-three percent (43%) know that the infrastructure bill has been passed  (November 22, 2021)
• 58 percent of voters believe asylum seekers should be detained at border  (November 2, 2021)
• 54 percent of voters believe warnings about government shutdowns are scare tactics rather than legitimate concerns  (October 28, 2021)
• 65 percent of voters believe the federal government is actively working to get more power and control over the lives of Americans  (October 27, 2021)
• 72 percent of voters believe IRS collects too much personal information that should remain private  (October 22, 2021)
• 82 percent of voters support term limits for members of Congress  (October 15, 2021)
• 30 percent of voters believe political leaders should be paid more than corporate CEOs  (October 6, 2021)
• 42% of voters believe President Biden’s policies are good for middle class Americans; 39% Say They Are Bad  (October 1, 2021)
• 73 percent of voters oppose plan requiring banks to report all financial transactions over $600 to IRS  (September 30, 2021)
• 19% favor reconciliation tax credit for journalists; 54% oppose  (September 29, 2021)
• 78 percent (78%) of voters favor work requirement for those receiving government benefits  (September 27, 2021)
• 60 percent of registered voters believe U.S. government somewhat or very likely to go bankrupt within 10-15 years  (September 24, 2021)
• 81 percent of voters believe Congress should have time to read the reconciliation bill before they vote  (September 23, 2021)
• 68 percent of voters believe government attempts to manage the economy do more harm than good  (September 20, 2021)
• 234 years ago today the U.S. Constitution was signed  (September 17, 2021)
• 48 percent of voters believe government regulations on small businesses are too strict  (September 16, 2021)
• 45 percent of voters have confidence in Biden administration to keep America safe  (August 30, 2021)
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• 49 percent of voters believe other countries see U.S. as weaker following Afghanistan withdrawal  (August 25, 2021)
• 57 percent of voters Believe Lockdowns Did More Harm Than Good  (August 24, 2021)
• 43 percent of voters say the federal government is more likely to oppress Americans rather than fight for the oppressed  (August 19, 2021)
• 41 percent of voters believe the benefits of government are worth the costs  (August 18, 2021)
• 55 percent of voters believe lockdowns did more harm than good  (July 29, 2021)
• 54 percent of voters believe immigration priority should be based upon skills, not family  (July 15, 2021)
• 47 percent of voters approve of Democrats in Congress, 41% approve of Republicans in Congress  (July 14, 2021)
• 59 percent of voters approve of Supreme Court  (July 9, 2021)
• 65 percent of voters want zoning laws set by individual towns and cities  (June 18, 2021)
• 80 percent of voters believe allowing offensive and inaccurate free speech is better than having government decide what speech should be allowed  (June 14, 2021)
• 71 percent of voters favor ending supplemental insurance benefits  (June 8, 2021)
• 15 states have prohibited proof-of-vaccination requirements  (June 7, 2021)
• 25 states have ended supplemental unemployment benefits  (June 4, 2021)
• 72 percent of voters believe illegal immigration is bad for the United States  (June 2, 2021)
• 63 percent of U.S. adults think immigration policy should be guided by what benefits the United States  (May 24, 2021)
• 12 million births in China during 2020  (May 18, 2021)
• 70 percent of voters see immigration and border control as a national security issue  (May 17, 2021)
• 57 percent of U.S. adults believe desire for less immigration is driven by “sincere interest in controlling our borders”  (May 13, 2021)
• 2,962 immigrants deported in April, lowest total ever recorded  (May 10, 2021)
• 32 percent of media coverage about President Biden has been negative  (May 3, 2021)
• 66 House seats have left Northeast and Midwest since 1960  (April 30, 2021)
• 31 percent of voters favor candidate pursuing Trump-like policies  (April 26, 2021)
• 51% of voters want focus on economic growth, 35% want focus on fairness  (March 31, 2021)
• 21 states sue President Biden over rejection of Keystone XL pipeline  (March 24, 2021)
• 35 percent of voters favor statehood for Washington, DC  (March 23, 2021)
• 59 percent of voters believe federal government is a special interest group  (March 10, 2021)
• 50 percent of voters believe many states and cities overreacted to coronavirus pandemic  (March 3, 2021)
• 62 percent of American adults want a third political party  (February 22, 2021)
• 37 percent of voters worry the Biden administration will wait too long to re-open society; 36% worry the administration will re-open too quickly  (February 16, 2021)
• 72 percent of voters think political elites believe they are superior to everyday Americans  (February 9, 2021)
• 37 states require masks in public spaces  (January 27, 2021)
• 29 executive orders issued by President Biden during first three days in office  (January 26, 2021)
• 59 percent of voters approve of Joe Biden’s performance as president-elect  (January 19, 2021)
• 61 percent of voters want President-elect Biden to build a larger governing majority by finding common ground  (January 14, 2021)
• 1,714 appointments for President-elect Biden to make  (January 8, 2021)
• 55 percent of voters approve of the way President-elect Biden has handled his role  (December 16, 2020)
• 13 Republican senators served in U.S. Senate with Joe Biden  (November 10, 2020)
• 43 percent of voters believe Democrats more likely to trust voters, 33 percent say Republicans have such trust  (November 2, 2020)
• 43 percent of voters see Republicans as more committed to individual freedom, 41 percent say Democrats  (October 30, 2020)
• 64 percent of voters say protecting individual rights more important than majority rule  (October 27, 2020)
• 30 percent of voters say Obamacare is top issue before Supreme Court  (October 7, 2020)
• 56 percent of voters don’t know what would happen if Roe v. Wade was overturned  (October 2, 2020)
• 53 percent of voters rate Supreme Court performance as good or excellent  (September 23, 2020)
• 52 percent of likely voters believe the Senate should wait to confirm Ginsburg’s replacement until after the presidential election, 41% disagree  (September 22, 2020)
• 48 percent of voters think more freedom will bring people together  (August 31, 2020)
• 60% of voters say it's very important to limit the power of big corporations  (July 31, 2020)
• 28% of voters want congressional stimulus package to restructure economy  (July 30, 2020)
• 24% of voters favor statehood for Washington, D.C.  (July 9, 2020)
• 52% of voters approve of Supreme Court performance  (June 29, 2020)
• 34% of voters trust government officials on reopening economy  (May 26, 2020)
• 41% of voters believe lockdowns did more harm than good  (May 22, 2020)
• 52% of voters agree with President Reagan’s declaration about government help  (May 21, 2020)
• 12 percent of voters believe government has authority to shut down businesses at any time  (May 18, 2020)
• 7 states letting stay-at-home orders expire today  (May 15, 2020)
• 60% of voters okay allowing all businesses to re-open with social distancing protocols  (May 12, 2020)
• 26% consider trade policies to be primarily a national security issue  (May 11, 2020)
• 3 trillion dollars to be borrowed by federal government in just three months  (May 6, 2020)
• 70% of voters want reduced trade with China  (April 30, 2020)
• 33% of voters believe government has not gone far enough in pandemic response  (April 29, 2020)
• 54% of voters worried that pandemic response might infringe on religious liberties  (April 27, 2020)
• 46% of voters want state & local officials to decide when lockdowns should end  (April 23, 2020)
• 26 states have stay-at-home orders expiring within two weeks  (April 20, 2020)
• 50 percent of voters say gathering at friends' homes top priority after lockdown  (April 16, 2020)
• 65 percent of voters believe FBI illegally spies on Americans  (April 13, 2020)
• 25 states have issued stay-at-home orders  (March 31, 2020)
• 33 states have suspended in-person court appearances due to pandemic  (March 26, 2020)
• 20 stories in NYC skyscraper may need to be removed  (February 24, 2020)
• 61 percent of Americans say they are better off than three years ago  (February 19, 2020)
• 232 years ago tomorrow Federalist 51 was first published  (February 7, 2020)
• 19 counties in 5 states may face legal action over inaccurate voter registration  (January 17, 2020)
• 7 states could gain Representatives in Congress following the census  (January 3, 2020)
• 52 percent of state legislators are Republican  (January 2, 2020)
• 14.9 billion pieces of mail delivered by Postal Service this year  (December 20, 2019)
• 250 million dollars to be spent on advertising in support of 2020 Census  (December 19, 2019)
• 400,000 customers expected to visit Postal Service website today for shipping assistance  (December 17, 2019)
• 90,126 governments in the United States  (December 4, 2019)
• 8 states have more registered voters than voting age residents  (November 18, 2019)
• 36 percent of voters believe federal government respects freedom of individual Americans  (October 24, 2019)
• 46 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the United Nations  (October 17, 2019)
• 143,270 dollars: average annual salary paid to U.S. governors  (October 11, 2019)
• 51 percent of Democratic voters believe President Trump likely to be impeached and removed from office  (October 9, 2019)
• 4.35 dollars in cigarette taxes per pack in Connecticut and New York  (October 3, 2019)
• 23 percent of voters fear federal government more than tech companies  (October 2, 2019)

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