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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 19, 2022
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January 19, 2022: Eighty percent (80%) of voters favor requiring voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 85% also favor a requirement for states to clean voter rolls by removing people who have died or moved from the voter registration lists. Additionally, 76% favor requiring all ballots to be received by Election Day. [1]
All three reforms are favored by a solid majority of every measured demographic group.
Support for photo ID requirements comes from 91% of Republicans, 77% of Democrats, and 75% of Independent voters. Eighty-six percent (86%) of White voters favor photo ID requirements along with 71% of Hispanic voters and 65% of Black voters.[1]
Data released earlier found that 50% believe the top priority for election reform should be making it harder to cheat. Thirty-eight percent (38%) think the focus should be on making it easier to vote.[2]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- January 18, 2022- Fifty percent (50%) of voters say top priority for election reform is making it harder to cheat; 38% say priority should be making it easier to vote
- January 17, 2022- 37 percent of voters rate their personal finances as good or excellent; Down 12 points in 8 months.
- January 14, 2022- 13 percent of voters say only economic issues should be considered in trade policies; 75 percent want national security and human rights issues considered
- January 13, 2022- 55 percent of voters know of local businesses unable to hire as many workers as they need
- January 12, 2022- 57 percent of voters favor making the Trump tax cuts permanent
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