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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 25, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 25, 2023: In response to an open-ended question, 24% of voters say that the economy is the greatest threat to America’s future. A Scott Rasmussen National Survey found that no other answer came close. Twelve percent (12%) say President Biden and his party, 10% say America itself, 10% say climate change, and 4% say President Trump and the GOP.
These results have been fairly consistent over the past three months, with the economy topping the list every time the question has been asked.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 2-3, 2023. Field work 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 +/- 3.1 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.
Survey Questions
In just a few words… What is currently the greatest threat to America’s future?
- 24%-Economy
- 12%-Biden/Dems
- 10%-America itself
- 10%-Climate change
- 9%-War/International
- 8%-Guns/Crime
- 5%-Immigration
- 4%-Trump/GOP
- 15%-Other
- 4%-No answer
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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