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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 7, 2020
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
December 7, 2020: In 2020, 82 U.S. Senate and U.S. House elections were decided by 10 percentage points or less. The rest, accounting for 83% of all such elections, were decided by double-digit margins.[1]
These totals included 8 Senate races and 74 House elections. Democrats won a total of 44 of these, while Republicans won 38.[1]
In terms of truly competitive races, only 39 were decided by five points or less. That represents 8% of the nation’s Senate and House races.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- December 4, 2020 -59 percent of voters want Biden Administration to focus on restoring trust and confidence in our system of politics, elections, and government
- December 3, 2020 -47 percent say diversity of thought more important for news organizations than demographic diversity
- December 2, 2020 –68 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic is still to come
- December 1, 2020 -57 percent of voters say protecting free speech more important than preventing spread of misinformation
- November 30, 2020 -216 years ago today the U.S. Senate began preparing impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- United States Senate elections, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
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