Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 16, 2026
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February 16, 2026: Seventy-one percent (71%) know that Republicans have majority control of the U.S. Senate at this time. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 18% thought the Democratic Party had majority control.
The survey also found 73% know that the Republican Party has majority control of the House of Representatives at this time. Fifteen percent (15%) thought it was the Democratic Party.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 9-10, 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
Do you happen to know which party has majority control of the U.S. Senate at this time?
- 71%-Republican
- 18%-Democratic
- 11%-Not sure
Okay, which party has majority control of the House of Representatives at this time?
- 73%-Republican
- 15%-Democratic
- 12%-Not sure
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