Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 29, 2024
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January 29, 2024: Forty-seven percent (47%) of the Elite 1% of American voters believe that the U.S. provides too much individual freedom. In contrast, a separate survey found that most voters (57%) believe there is too much government control.
This Elite 1% is defined as those who have post-graduate degrees, live in densely populated urban areas (more than 10,000 people per square mile), and have household incomes over $150,000.
About a third of the Elite 1% talk politics every day. Among this group of Politically Obsessed Elites, 69% believe there is too much individual freedom.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 18-19, 2023, and of Elites on September 11-26, 2023. 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
Does the United States provide too much individual freedom, too much government control, or is the balance about right?
| Elites | Voters | |
|---|---|---|
| Far too much individual freedom | 28% | 4% |
| Somewhat too much individual freedom | 19% | 12% |
| Somewhat too much government control | 13% | 30% |
| Far too much government control | 8% | 27% |
| About the right balance | 29% | 21% |
| Not sure | 2% | 6% |
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