Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 20, 2026
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
January 20, 2026: Twelve percent (12%) of voters say America is much safer today than it was a year ago. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 21% say America is somewhat safer, 26% say somewhat less safe, and 38% say much less safe.
The survey also found 8% say the world as a whole is much safer than it was a year ago. Sixteen percent (16%) say the world is somewhat safer, 33% say somewhat less safe, and 41% say much less safe.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on January 13-14, 2025. 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
Generally speaking, is America safer or less safe than it was a year ago?
- 12%-Much safer
- 21%-Somewhat safer
- 26%-Somewhat less safe
- 38%-Much less safe
- 3%-Not sure
Is the world as a whole safer or less safe than it was a year ago?
- 8%-Much safer
- 16% -Somewhat safer
- 33%-Somewhat less safe
- 41% -Much less safe
- 3%-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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- January 16, 2026-56% of voters say the U.S. should support Greenland’s bid for independence
- January 15, 2026-14% of voters say President Maduro is the legitimate president of Venezuela
- January 14, 2026-242 years ago, the Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris
- January 13, 2026-25% of voters very closely followed news stories about President Trump’s desire to make Greenland part of U.S. territory
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