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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 18, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
November 18, 2024: Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters trust the American people more than political leaders and government experts when it comes to important policy decisions. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 17% trust political leaders and government experts more.
The survey also found that a majority (71%) of voters believe voters and elected officials should have a chance to overturn regulations they oppose. Just 18% say it should be experts at government agencies that make final decisions on regulations.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 7-8, 2024. 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 +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Survey questions
Generally speaking, when it comes to important policy decisions, who do you trust more: the American people or political leaders and government experts?
- 64%-The American people
- 17%-Political leaders and government experts
- 19%-Not sure
Experts at government agencies establish many regulations. Should these experts be allowed to make final decisions on these regulations? Or, should voters and their elected officials have a chance to overturn regulations they oppose?
- 18%-Experts should be allowed to make final decisions
- 71%-Voters and elected officials should have a chance to overturn regulations they oppose
- 10%-Not sure
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