Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 18, 2019
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April 18, 2019: Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters nationwide believe that Americans have more power acting as consumers than they do as voters. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that just 13% disagree and 26% are not sure.[1]
That perception is shared across partisan and demographic lines. Sixty-four percent (64%) of Republicans believe Americans have more power as consumers. So do 63% of Democrats and 60% of independents.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of men hold that view along with 58% of women.
The survey also found that 60% of voters believe businesses are more responsive to people’s needs than governments. Just 16% take the opposite view and believe governments are more responsive. Twenty-four percent (24%) are not sure.
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