Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 9, 2024
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October 9, 2024: Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters say that the way government authorities have handled the situation with Hurricane Helene has been either excellent (10%) or good (27%). A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 52% rate their handling as fair (28%) or poor (24%).
The survey also found that just 12% of voters trust the federal government more when it comes to handling major disasters like hurricanes. Thirty-five percent (35%) trust state and local governments more, while 41% say they trust both equally.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 2-3, 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.
How do you rate the way government authorities have handled the situation with Hurricane Helene?
- 10%-Excellent
- 27%-Good
- 28%-Fair
- 24%-Poor
- 11%-Not sure
When it comes to major disasters like hurricanes, who do you trust more to handle preparation and recovery, the federal government or state and local governments?
- 12%-The federal government
- 35%-State and local governments
- 41%-Both equally
- 9%-Neither
- 3%-Not sure
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