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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 25, 2025
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 25, 2025: Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters favor banning cell phones in schools, with 36% saying they strongly favor a ban. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 29% are opposed, with 8% strongly opposed.
The survey also found 17% say if cell phones are banned, they should only be banned during tests. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters saying phones should be banned anytime students are in class, and 22% say they should be banned for the entire school day.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 16, 2025. 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 +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
Some states have banned the use of cell phones in schools. Do you favor or oppose banning cell phones in schools?
- 36%-Strongly favor
- 31%-Somewhat favor
- 21%-Somewhat oppose
- 8%-Strongly oppose
- 4%-Not sure
If cell phones are banned, should those bans apply only during tests, anytime students are in class, or for the entire school day?
- 17%-Only during tests
- 59%-Anytime students are in class
- 22%-For the entire school day
- 2%-Not sure
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