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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 9, 2025
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 9, 2025: Eighty-nine years ago on October 9, 1936, the Hoover Dam began sending electricity. The dam, resting along the Colorado River, started being built under President Herbert Hoover. The dam would not be completed until 1935. The original, and main reason, for building the dam was to transport water out to western U.S. cities, which it still does to this day.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- October 8, 2025-53% of voters say Tylenol is safe for pregnant women to take
- October 7, 2025-Estimates show one-third of the U.S. House districts were majority-minority districts in 2024
- October 6, 2025-27% of voters have very closely followed recent news stories about the federal budget
- October 3, 2025-162 Years ago, President Abraham Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving
- October 2, 2025-30% of voters have very closely followed the recent news about Jimmy Kimmel
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