Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 7, 2024
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October 7, 2024: Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters say that relations between Republicans and Democrats are either much better (6%) or somewhat better (15%) than they were in the 1960s. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 68% disagree, and say they are either somewhat worse (22%) or much worse (46%).
The survey also found that 42% expect relations between Republicans and Democrats to get either much better (10%) or somewhat better (32%) in the next twenty years. Thirty-four percent (34%) expect relations will get either somewhat worse (18%) or much worse (16%).
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 24-25, 2024. 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.
Are relations between Republicans and Democrats better or worse than they were in the 1960s?
- 6%-Much better
- 15%-Somewhat better
- 22%-Somewhat worse
- 46%-Much worse
- 10%-Not sure
Looking forward to 20 years from now, do you expect relations between Republicans and Democrats to be better or worse?
- 10%-Much better
- 32%-Somewhat better
- 18%-Somewhat worse
- 16%-Much worse
- 24%-Not sure
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