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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 26, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 26, 2022: Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters favor building new nuclear power plants in the United States. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 31% oppose such building.
The totals include 21% who strongly favor new plants and 14% who strongly oppose them.
The survey also found that 57% of people believe it is very important for the United States to reduce or eliminate our reliance on foreign sources of energy,
Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters believe it is possible for nuclear power plants to replace other energy sources and generate all the energy America needs. Eighteen percent (18%) believe it is not possible, and 33% are not sure.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on May 10-11, 2022. 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 +/- 2.8 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
Do you favor or oppose building new nuclear power plants in the United States?
- 21%-Strongly favor
- 32%-Somewhat favor
- 17%-Somewhat oppose
- 14%-Strongly oppose
- 15%-Not sure
On a different topic… How important is it for the United States to reduce or eliminate our reliance on foreign sources of energy?
- 57%-Very important
- 29%-Somewhat important
- 4%-Not very important
- 2%-Not at all important
- 7%-Not sure
Regardless of whether or not you think it’s a good idea, is it possible for nuclear power plants to replace other energy sources and generate all the energy America needs?
- 49%-Yes
- 18%-No
- 33%-Not sure
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