Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 3, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 3, 2023: Three quarters (75%) of voters believe that drug cartels should be designated as terrorist groups. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 13% say they should not be, and 12% are not sure.
The survey also found that 91% believe it is important to close loopholes in the asylum system that some cartels are able to use to move drugs into the United States. This includes 73% who say it is very important.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 18-19, 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
Should drug cartels be designated as terrorist groups?
- 75%-Yes
- 13%-No
- 12%-Not sure
Currently, some cartels are able to use loopholes in the asylum system to move drugs into the United States. How important is it to close such loopholes and stop cartels from using them?
- 73%-Very important
- 18%-Somewhat important
- 4%-Not very important
- 1%-Not at all important
- 4%-Not sure
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