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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 12, 2025
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 12, 2025: Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters say America is still the land of opportunity. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 26% disagree.
The survey also found 45% say the United States today is a land of liberty and justice for all. Forty-one percent (41%) disagree with this.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 30-May 1, 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.
Survey questions
Is America still the land of opportunity?
- 59%-Yes
- 26%-No
- 15%-Not sure
Is the United States today a land of liberty and justice for all?
- 45%-Yes
- 41%-No
- 14%-Not sure
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