Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 21, 2023
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December 21, 2023: Of more than 10,000 local elections across 17 states in 2023, more than 60% in 2023 went uncontested. For comparison, in 2022, just 3% of congressional elections, 11% of state executive races, and 32% of state legislative races were uncontested nationwide. In 2021, just 5.9% of state legislative races were uncontested.
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- December 20, 2023-41% of voters think it is bad that half of America’s political elite have received a degree from one of just 12 universities
- December 19, 2023-36% of voters say that which party controls Congress makes a lot of difference to their lives
- December 18, 2023-52% of voters know that the Democratic Party has majority control over the U.S. Senate at this time
- December 15, 2023-250 years ago tomorrow, the Boston Tea Party occurred
- December 14, 2023-Six states eliminated odd-year elections or consolidated election dates in 2022 and 2023
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