Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 29, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
November 29, 2022: Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters are very confident that the votes were accurately counted and the proper winners were declared in the recent midterm elections. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that an additional 29% are somewhat confident, and 28% are not confident.
The survey also found that a majority of voters (53%) believe that, after an election, just about all results should be reported within a day. Thirty-five percent (35%) think it is reasonable to ask voters to wait for up to two weeks.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on November 9-10, 2022. 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 +/- 2.8 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
Thinking about the recent midterm elections, how confident are you that the votes were accurately counted and the proper winners have been declared?
- 34%-Very confident
- 29%-Somewhat confident
- 17%-Not very confident
- 11%-Not at all confident
- 9%-Not sure
After an election, should just about all results be reported within a day, or is it reasonable to ask voters to wait for up to two weeks before winners are declared?
- 53%-Just about all results should be reported within a day
- 35%-It is reasonable to ask voters to wait for up to two weeks
- 12%-Not sure
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