Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 7, 2021
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January 7, 2021: As 2021 begins, 16% of voters nationwide believe the need for social distancing and wearing masks in public will continue at least for another year. At the other end of the spectrum, a PoliticalIQ survey found that 16% believe it’s already time to end those pandemic protocols or will be time in a couple of months.[1]
Most voters (51%) hold views in between those extremes. They expect it will be safe to end social distancing in their area sometime between this spring and the winter of 2021.[1]
The results don’t suggest dramatic partisan or demographic differences. For example, 15% of Democrats believe the need for social distancing will continue until at least 2022. That view is shared by 13% of Republicans and 19% of independents.[1]
Fifteen percent (15%) of white voters expect the need for pandemic measures will last at least another year. That view is shared by 16% of Black voters and 13% of Hispanic voters.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- January 6, 2021 –90 percent of voters say it’s important to improve election procedures prior to 2021
- January 5, 2021 -45 percent of voters believe 2021 will be better for U.S. than 2020
- January 4, 2021 -32 years ago today George H.W. Bush became first vice president in over a century to declare himself president
- December 29, 2020 -49 percent of voters trust public health officials to determine which businesses should be allowed to remain open
- December 28, 2020 -58 percent of voters looking forward to end of social distancing more than vaccine
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Arguments about lockdown/stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Arguments about mask requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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