Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 28, 2021
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July 28, 2021: Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. That’s down three points from a week ago and 22 points over the past two months.[1][2][3]
A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that a slightly larger number—38% of voters—believe the worst is still to come. That’s up five points from a week ago and 18 points since late May.[1]
This is the first time since the vaccine rollout in January that a plurality of voters has said the worst is yet to come.[1]
While confidence among all segments of the population has fallen over the past two months, the decline is sharpest among Democrats and independents.[1]
Compared to last week, Republicans' responses are essentially unchanged. By a 50% to 25% margin, GOP voters tend to believe the worst is behind us.[1]
However, 47% of Democrats now believe the worst is yet to come, up eight points from a week ago. Just 26% of Democrats believe the worst is behind us.[1]
Among independent voters, 45% believe the worst is yet to come. That’s up 11 points over the past week.[1]
Throughout 2020, public confidence about the pandemic resembled a roller-coaster ride:
- Following the election last fall, confidence fell sharply. In late November, 68% believed that the worst was still to come. However, following the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, confidence surged.[8][9]
- By late January, 33% of voters believed the worst of the pandemic was behind us, while 40% believed the worst was still to come.[10]
- Then, in mid-February, for the first time ever, a plurality of voters believed that the worst was behind us. At that point, 39% took the optimistic view, while 31% gave a more pessimistic answer.[11]
- After that surge, the trend of growing confidence appeared to stall. From mid-February to mid-April, there was little change in public confidence.[11][12][13]
- Beginning in mid-April, optimism soared once again.[13]
- Confidence peaked in late May, and we are now witnessing the biggest drop in confidence since last summer.[3]
| Worst of Pandemic is Behind Us | Worst of Pandemic is Still to Come | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 22-24 | 34% | 38% | -4% |
| July 15-17 | 37% | 33% | +4% |
| May 27-29 | 56% | 20% | +36% |
| May 20-22 | 52% | 21% | +31% |
| Apr. 29-May 1 | 50% | 24% | +26% |
| Apr. 15-17 | 41% | 32% | +9% |
| Mar. 4-6 | 42% | 28% | +14% |
| Feb. 18-20 | 39% | 31% | +8% |
| Jan. 28-30 | 33% | 40% | -7% |
| Dec. 10-12 | 21% | 62% | -41% |
| Nov. 27-28 | 18% | 68% | -50% |
| Nov. 12-14 | 22% | 62% | -40% |
| Oct. 15-17 | 22% | 56% | -34% |
| Oct. 8-10 | 27% | 52% | -25% |
| Oct. 1-3 | 24% | 55% | -31% |
| Sept. 3-5 | 29% | 49% | -20% |
| Aug. 13-15 | 20% | 59% | -39% |
| July 23-25 | 15% | 63% | -48% |
| June 4-6 | 29% | 42% | -13% |
| April 9-11 | 16% | 60% | -44% |
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- July 26, 2021 -84 percent of voters confident they have access to care for serious medical issues
- July 23, 2021 -49 percent of voters know someone who has had an abortion
- July 22, 2021 -99.2 percent of COVID-19 deaths in May were of unvaccinated people
- July 21, 2021 -37 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic behind us, lowest since January
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine distribution by state
- Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 ScottRasmussen.com, "Plurality now believes that worst of pandemic is yet to come," July 26, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 21, 2021," July 21, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 3, 2021," June 3, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 26, 2020," August 26, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 3, 2020," September 3, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 10, 2020," September 10, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 6, 2020," October 6, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for December 2, 2020," December 2, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 28, 2021," May 28, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 2, 2021," February 2, 2021
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 23, 2021," February 23, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 11, 2021," March 11, 2021
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ballotpedia.org, "Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 20, 2021," April 20, 2021
