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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 11, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 11, 2023: Eighty-three percent (83%) of voters believe there should be age limits for members of Congress. Of these voters, 34% say no one over the age of 65 should be allowed to serve, and 37% believe no one over the age of 70 should be allowed to serve.
The survey also found that 81% of voters favor placing term limits on members of Congress, while only 12% oppose.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 2-3, 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
Do you think there should be age limits for members of Congress?
- 83%-Yes
- 17%-No
[Asked of Yes] What should the age limit be for serving in Congress?
- 34%-65, no one over 65 should be allowed to serve in Congress
- 37%-70, no one over 70 should be allowed to serve in Congress
- 15%-75, No one over 75 should be allowed to serve in Congress
- 9%-80, No one over 80 should be allowed to serve in Congress
- 4%-Not sure
Do you favor or oppose placing term limits on members of Congress?
- 54%- Strongly favor
- 27%-Somewhat favor
- 9%-Somewhat oppose
- 3%-Strongly oppose
- 7%-Not sure
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