Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 15, 2025
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September 15, 2025: Forty-six percent (46%) of voters say the president should have the authority to send in the National Guard where he believes necessary, even if state and local officials are opposed. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 44% disagree.
The survey also found that 53% say the president sending the National Guard to assist local law enforcement in high crime cities is going to make things better. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say this will make things worse.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 8-9, 2025. 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. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Should the president have the authority to send in the National Guard where he believes it is necessary, even if state and local officials are opposed?
- 46%-Yes
- 44%-No
- 10%-Not sure
President Trump has suggested that he may send the National Guard to assist local law enforcement in high crime cities. Is sending the National Guard likely to make things better or worse?
- 24%-Much better
- 29%-Somewhat better
- 14%-Somewhat worse
- 25%-Much worse
- 8%-Not sure
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