Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 18, 2022
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October 18, 2022: Given a list of ten top issues, 41% of voters say that inflation is the single most important one. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that nothing else comes close. Threats to democracy (10%) and Crime and gun violence (10%) come a distant second and third. Nothing else reaches double digits.
The survey also found that 73% say inflation is very important in terms of how they will vote in November’s midterm elections. Crime and gun violence (62%) and other economic issues (58%) follow.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 4-6, 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 Questions
Which of the following issues is most important?
- 41%-Inflation
- 10%-Threats to democracy
- 10%-Crime and gun violence
- 8%-Abortion
- 8%-Climate change
- 8%-Health care
- 7%-Immigration
- 6%-Other economic issues
- 3%-Education
- 1%-LGBTQ issues
In terms of how you will vote this November, how important are each of the following issues:
| % Very important | |
|---|---|
| Inflation | 73% |
| Crime and gun violence | 62% |
| Other economic issues | 58% |
| Healthcare | 56% |
| Threats to democracy | 54% |
| Education | 52% |
| Immigration | 51% |
| Abortion | 47% |
| Climate change | 41% |
| LGBTQ issues | 19% |
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