Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 14, 2024
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October 14, 2024: Sixty-six elections (66) nationwide were decided by ten votes or fewer between September 2023 and September 2024. Thirty-five of those elections were decided by five voters or fewer. The state with the most elections decided by fewer than ten votes since 2019 is North Carolina, with 273.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- October 11, 2024-45% of voters know what the Electoral College is
- October 10, 2024-28 states require employers to grant employees time off to vote
- October 9, 2024-37% of voters say the way government authorities have handled the situation with Hurricane Helene has been excellent or good
- October 8, 2024-153 years ago, the Great Chicago Fire started
- October 7, 2024-21% of voters say that relations between Republicans and Democrats are better than they were in the 1960s
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