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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 26, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 26, 2023: Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that the economy is the most important political issue right now. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that guns and crime (10%) and immigration (9%) come a distant second and third.
The survey also found that 5% say abortion is the most important issue, 3% say President Trump and the Republicans, 2% say President Biden and the Democrats, and 2% say elections.
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 Question
In just a few words, please let me know what you consider to be the most important political issue right now. (*Note: This was an open-ended question. No answer choices were provided.)
- 41%-Economy/Inflation
- 10%-Guns/Crime
- 9%-Immigration
- 5%-Abortion
- 3%-Trump/GOP
- 2%-Biden/Dems
- 2%-Elections
- 23%-Other
- 5%-Nothing/No answer
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- May 25, 2023-54% of voters say that the U.S. is currently in a recession
- May 24, 2023-57% of Republicans say that Donald Trump should debate other Republican primary candidates
- May 23, 2023-75% of voters say that people should be judged by the content of their character
- May 22, 2023-75% of voters say that taxes in America are generally too high
- May 19, 2023-77% of voters believe that legal immigration is good for America
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