Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 24, 2022
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January 24, 2022: Forty-two percent (42%) of voters believe that America's best days are still to come. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 34% disagree and believe America's best days have come and gone. Twenty-four percent (24%) are not sure.[1]
This assessment is more pessimistic than the perceptions in November 2020. On the eve of the last presidential election, 61% believe the nation's best days were still to come while just 20% thought they had come and gone.[2]
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats believe the best is yet to come. That view is shared by 38% of Republicans and 31% of Independents.
Data released earlier showed that 65% of voters believe the United States is more divided and polarized today than at any previous time in history.[3]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- January 21, 2022- Fifty-five percent (55%) favor the United States joining NATO allies in sending troops to protect Ukraine
- January 20, 2022- Eighty percent (80%) favor requiring photo ID before casting a ballot
- January 19, 2022-Eighty percent (80%) of voters favor requiring voters to show photo ID before casting a ballot
- 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.
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