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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 4, 2021
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 4, 2021: The stunning collapse in confidence that the pandemic is behind us continues. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 28% of voters now believe we’ve put the worst behind us.[1] That’s down from 56% two months ago.[2] Forty-five percent (45%) of voters now believe the worst is yet to come.[1] That’s up from 20% in late May.[2]
These numbers are the most pessimistic measured since December of last year.[3] Beginning with the rollout of the vaccines in January, confidence continually grew for five months. [4][5][6][7][8]
Those who say they will never get vaccinated are a bit less pessimistic than other voters. However, even those voters, by a 44% to 36% margin, tend to think the worst is yet to come.[1]
Republicans are now evenly divided as to whether the worst is behind us or yet to come. A majority of Democrats and a solid plurality of independents fear the worst is in the future rather than the past.[1]
| Worst of Pandemic is Behind Us | Worst of Pandemic is Still to Come | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 29-31 | 28% | 45% | -17% |
| July 22-24 | 34% | 38% | -4% |
| July 15-17 | 37% | 33% | +4% |
| May 27-29 | 56% | 20% | +36% |
| May 20-22 | 52% | 21% | +31% |
| Apr. 29-May 1 | 50% | 24% | +26% |
| Apr. 15-17 | 41% | 32% | +9% |
| Mar. 4-6 | 42% | 28% | +14% |
| Feb. 18-20 | 39% | 31% | +8% |
| Jan. 28-30 | 33% | 40% | -7% |
| Dec. 10-12 | 21% | 62% | -41% |
| Nov. 27-28 | 18% | 68% | -50% |
| Nov. 12-14 | 22% | 62% | -40% |
| Oct. 15-17 | 22% | 56% | -34% |
| Oct. 8-10 | 27% | 52% | -25% |
| Oct. 1-3 | 24% | 55% | -31% |
| Sept. 3-5 | 29% | 49% | -20% |
| Aug. 13-15 | 20% | 59% | -39% |
| July 23-25 | 15% | 63% | -48% |
| June 4-6 | 29% | 42% | -13% |
| April 9-11 | 16% | 60% | -44% |
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- August 3, 2021 -63 percent of voters want schools to reopen this fall
- August 2, 2021 -31% say personal finances getting better; 26% say worse
- July 30, 2021 -47 percent of Black voters have received Covid vaccine
- July 29, 2021 -55 percent of voters believe lockdowns did more harm than good
- July 28, 2021 -34 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic is behind us; 38% believe worst is still to come
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine distribution by state
- Executive orders issued by governors and state agencies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ScottRasmussen.com, "Confidence Collapse Continues: Just 28% Believe the Worst of the Pandemic is Behind Us," August 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 3, 2021," June 3, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 28, 2021," July 28, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 2, 2021," February 2, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 23, 2021," February 23, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 11, 2021," March 11, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 20, 2021," April 20, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 4, 2021," May 4, 2021
