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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 20, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
February 20, 2024: Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters believe that, if the federal government fails to protect the border, individual states should have the right to defend their own borders. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 65% of voters believe that the federal government has at this point in time failed to defend the border.
The survey also found that 47% of voters believe that leaders of countries like China, Russia, and Iran are deliberately having people cross the U.S. border illegally in order to harm the United States. Thirty-one percent (31%) do not believe that is happening.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 5-6, 2024. Field work 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.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
If the federal government fails to defend the border, should individual states have the right to defend their own borders?
- 67%-Yes
- 22%-No
- 11%-Not sure
At this point in time, has the federal government failed to defend the border?
- 65%-Yes
- 19%-No
- 16%-Not sure
Do you believe that leaders of countries like China, Russia, and Iran are deliberately having people cross the U.S. border illegally in order to harm the United States?
- 47%-Yes
- 31%-No
- 23%-Not sure
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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