Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 21, 2024
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October 21, 2024: Four separate Congresses have been split evenly between Republicans and Democrats for at least part of the session. These four were the 47th Congress (1881-1883), 83rd Congress (1953-1955), 107th Congress (2001-2003), and 117th Congress (2021-2023).
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
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- October 18, 2024-33% of voters rate the state of relations between people of different faiths and religions as either excellent or good
- October 17, 2024-72% of voters say faith or religion is important to them in their daily lives
- October 16, 2024-165 years ago, the Raid on Harpers Ferry was led by abolitionist John Brown
- October 15, 2024-57% of voters have favorable opinions of the United Nations
- October 14, 2024-66 elections nationwide were decided by 10 votes or fewer between September 2023 and September 2024
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