Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026: Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters claim they are better off today than four years ago. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 44% say they are not better off.
The survey also found 32% say their income has kept up with inflation over the past year. Fifty-seven percent (57%) say their income has been falling behind.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 2, 2026. 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 +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
Are you better off today than you were four years ago?
- 48%-Yes
- 44%-No
- 9%-Not sure
Looking back over the past year, has your income kept up with inflation? Or have you been falling behind?
- 32%-Income has kept up with inflation
- 57%-Income has been falling behind
- 11%-Not sure
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