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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 21, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 21, 2022: Sixty percent (60%) of voters favor a proposal for the U.S. military to focus exclusively on the mission of protecting the U.S., continuing to lead global alliances, but no longer being used for nation-building and other purposes. This includes 25% who strongly favor the proposal. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 22% oppose the proposal, including 7% who strongly oppose it, and 18% are not sure.
The survey also found that 41% of Americans believe it is possible to slow the growth of military spending without putting national security at risk. Thirty-three percent (33%) believe it is not possible, and 26% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 6-8, 2022. 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 +/- 2.8 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
A proposal has been made for the U.S. military to focus exclusively on the mission of protecting our nation. The United States would still lead global alliances, but the military would no longer be used for nation-building activities or other purposes. Would you favor or oppose this proposal?
- 25%-Strongly favor
- 35%-Somewhat favor
- 15%-Somewhat oppose
- 7%-Strongly oppose
- 18%-Not sure
Okay… is it possible to slow the growth of military spending without putting our national security at risk?
- 41%-Yes
- 33%-No
- 26%-Not sure
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