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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 26, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 26, 2022: Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters believe that regulatory agencies like the CDC, EPA, TSA, and others have too much power. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found 18% believe they have too little, and 29% believe they have about the right amount.
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republicans believe regulatory agencies have too much power, compared to 19% of Democrats. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Democrats believe these agencies have too little power, compared to 10% of Republicans. Twenty-two percent (22%) of Republicans and 41% of Democrats believe they have about the right amount of power.
The survey also found that 55% believe leaders of these agencies pursue their own personal political agendas rather than reflecting the needs and priorities of the American public. Only 27% think they respond to the needs and priorities of the public.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 14-16, 2022. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2.8 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
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