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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 22, 2018
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May 22, 2018: With the midterm elections just six months away, political activists are completely immersed in the campaign season. Most Americans, however, are not.
Pew Research found that just 18% of Americans discuss politics and government on a daily basis. At the other extreme, half (49%) discuss politics a few times or less each month.[1]
Older Americans and those with more formal education are more likely to discuss politics. For example, 30% of those with a postgraduate degree discuss politics daily. That figure falls to 20% among college graduates, 17% among those who have attended college without graduating, and 13% among those who have never taken a college class.[2]
Those closer to the ideological extremes discuss politics more than those closer to the political center. Twenty-five percent (25%) of liberal Democrats discuss politics daily along with 21% of conservative Republicans. Fifteen percent (15%) of more centrist Democrats discuss politics daily along with 8% of more centrist Republicans.
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