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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 20, 2021

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By Scott Rasmussen

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December 20, 2021: Thirty-two percent (32%) of voters think it’s very likely that democracy in America will end in the next generation or so. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that total includes 11% who believe it has already ended.[1]

Another 21 percent (21%) say democracy is somewhat likely to end over the next generation, 33% say it’s not likely to happen, and 15% are not sure.

Republicans are more worried about democracy ending than Democrats. Forty-two percent (42%) of GOP voters think it is very likely to end over the next generation. Just 28% of those in President Biden’s party share that view.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of all voters see Democrats as a bigger threat to democracy than Republicans. Twenty-six percent (26%) see Republicans as the bigger threat while 20% think the two parties represent an equal threat to democracy.[1]



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