Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 14, 2025
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November 14, 2025: Eleven shutdowns have happened throughout US history that lasted for at least a day with agency closures and furloughs. At the end of the day on November 4th, the current federal government shutdown had become the longest in U.S. history at 35 days. This shutdown is also the first that has seen SNAP benefits be interrupted. The president who oversaw the most shutdowns was Ronald Reagan, at four. Currently, through Trump’s two terms in office, he has overseen three.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- November 13, 2025-63% of voters consider the abuse of political power in America today to be a very serious problem
- November 12, 2025-25% of voters say Zohran Mamdani, the elected mayor of New York, will be very good for New York
- November 11, 2025-51% of voters consider Veterans Day one of the nation’s most important holidays
- November 10, 2025-50 years ago, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior
- November 7, 2025-Five states have passed new congressional maps between the 2024 and 2026 elections
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