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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 14, 2025
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 14, 2025: Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters say they are very closely following news stories about the war between Israel and Hamas, with 40% saying they are somewhat closely following. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 22% are not very closely following these stories, and 15% are not at all closely following.
The survey also found that 13% say it is very likely that the proposed peace plan made by President Trump will lead to a lasting peace in Israel and Gaza, with 20% saying this is somewhat likely. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say this is not very likely, and 25% say it is not at all likely.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 6-7, 2025. 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. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
How closely are you following news stories about the war between Israel and Hamas?
- 21%-Very closely
- 40%-Somewhat closely
- 22%-Not very closely
- 15%-Not at all closely
- 2%-Not sure
Last week, President Trump proposed a peace plan which would include the release of the remaining hostages and the disarmament of Hamas. How likely is it that this plan will lead to a lasting peace in Israel and Gaza?
- 13%-Very likely
- 20%-Somewhat likely
- 29%-Not very likely
- 25%-Not at all likely
- 13%-Not sure
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