Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 5, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 5, 2023: Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters believe that the US is a force for good in the world, while 7% believe that it is a force for evil. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 39% of voters believe that Israel is a force for good in the world, and that 14% believe it is a force for evil.
The survey also found that a majority of voters believe that Iran (56%), China (57%), and Russia (72%) are forces for evil in the world.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 20-21, 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
Please let me know if each of the following nations is a force for good in the world, or a force for evil.
United States
- 72%-Force for good
- 7%-Force for evil
- 14%-Neither
- 7%-Not sure
Israel
- 39%-Force for good
- 14%-Force for evil
- 26%-Neither
- 20%-Not sure
Iran
- 6%-Force for good
- 56%-Force for evil
- 18%-Neither
- 20%-Not sure
China
- 6%-Force for good
- 57%-Force for evil
- 23%-Neither
- 14%-Not sure
Russia
- 4%-Force for good
- 72%-Force for evil
- 13%-Neither
- 10%-Not sure
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