Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 15, 2022
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December 15, 2022: Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters discussed politics at a recent family gathering. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that this was down from 58% in the days immediately following the midterm elections.
The survey also found that the most common topic of conversation was Inflation and the economy (28%). Unsurprisingly, right after the midterms, election results had been the most popular topic of conversation (21%)
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 29-30, 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.
'Survey Questions
Thinking back over the past two or three days, have you talked about politics at the dinner table or some other family gathering?
- 49%-Yes
- 46%-No
- 5%-Not sure
[If yes] In just a few words, please let me know the main topic of the most recent conversation.
- 28%-Economy/Inflation/Taxes
- 19%-Biden/Dems
- 11%-Other issues
- 11%-Trump/GOP
- 5%-State of the Country
- 4%-Midterms
- 4%-2024
- 4%-Local/State
- 4%-War/International
- 3%-Nothing political/No answer
- 2%-Abortion
- 2%-Corruption/Election integrity
- 1%-Immigration
- 1%-Crime and gun violence
- 1%-Environment/Climate change
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