Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 1, 2025
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July 1, 2025: Thirty-nine of the top 100 cities hold elections in even-numbered years. Thirty-eight hold elections in odd-numbered years, and 23 hold them during both.
As of this writing, Miami, Florida City Commission has voted 3-2 in favor of moving the elections in the city from odd to even years. If Miami wants the change to be official, the City Commission must vote in favor a second time on June 26, 2025. If Miami does approve the decision to change, they will become the 40th city of the top 100 cities in America to have elections on even-numbered years.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- June 30, 2025-39% of voters say the federal government is the greatest threat to the founding ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance
- June 27, 2025-17% of voters have introduced themselves using preferred personal pronouns
- June 26, 2025-Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have mandatory retirement ages for judges
- June 25, 2025-40 states conduct only single-winner contests for state legislative elections
- June 24, 2025-84% of voters believe that, if it had a nuclear weapon, Iran would pose a serious threat to the United States
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