Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 20, 2026
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February 20, 2026: Seventy percent (70%) of voters know that, if someone is on the “right,” that person is conservative. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 20% thought someone on the “right” is liberal.
The survey also found 20% thought someone on the “left” is conservative. Seventy percent (70%) knew that someone on the “left” is liberal.
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
Often people talk about politicians as being on the “right” or the “left.” If someone is on the right, is that person conservative or liberal?
- 70%-Conservative
- 20%-Liberal
- 10% -Not sure
If a politician is on the left, is that person conservative or liberal?
- 20%-Conservative
- 70%-Liberal
- 10%-Not sure
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