Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 22, 2023
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May 22, 2023: Seventy-five percent (75%) of voters say that taxes in America are generally too high. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that this includes majorities of both Republicans (83%) and Democrats (69%).
The survey also found that 56% of voters say they are paying their fair share of taxes. Thirty-four percent (34%) say they are paying more than their fair share, and 3% say they are paying less.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on May 10-15, 2023. Field work 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.
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
Generally speaking, are taxes in America too high or too low?
- 29%-Much too high
- 46%-Somewhat too high
- 7%-Somewhat too low
- 3%-Much too low
- 8% About right
- 7%-Not sure
Are you currently paying your fair share of taxes, more than your fair share, or less than your fair share?
- 34%-More than my fair share
- 56%-My fair share
- 3%-Less than my fair share
- 7%-Not sure
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