Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 22, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
November 22, 2023: On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Sixty years later, 17% believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone while 61% believe that others were involved.
A Scott Rasmussen national poll found that, among those who do not believe Oswald acted alone, 56% believe it is likely that U.S. intelligence agencies or other U.S. government agencies were involved in the assassination. Forty-two percent (42%) believe it is likely that communists were involved.
Methodology
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points. The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 15-16, 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.
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
President Kennedy was assassinated sixty years ago. The official government report determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted on his own to kill Kennedy. Over the years, many have challenged that official report. What do you think? Did Oswald act alone or were others involved?
- 17%-Oswald acted alone
- 61%-Others were involved
- 21%-Not sure
[Asked of those who say others were involved or who are not sure] How likely is it that U.S. intelligence agencies or other U.S. government agencies were involved in the assassination of JFK?
- 22%-Very likely
- 34%-Somewhat likely
- 18%-Not very likely
- 7%-Not at all likely
- 19%-Not sure
[Asked of those who say others were involved or who are not sure] How likely is it that communists were involved in the assassination of JFK?
- 10%-Very likely
- 32%-Somewhat likely
- 22%-Not very likely
- 5%-Not at all likely
- 31%-Not sure
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