Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 2, 2025
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September 2, 2025: Forty-three percent (43%) of voters favor the recent transaction in which Intel gave the U.S. government 10% stock ownership in exchange for approximately $9 billion in government grants, with 14% strongly favoring it. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 38% are opposed, with 19% strongly opposed.
The survey also found that 32% say the federal government should keep its ownership position in Intel so that it can influence the company’s direction. Forty-three percent (43%) say the government should sell the stock as quickly as possible.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 25-26, 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.
Survey questions
Intel is a financially troubled maker of computer chips. President Trump announced that Intel will give the United States government 10% stock ownership in exchange for approximately $9 billion in government grants. Do you favor or oppose this transaction?
- 14%-Strongly favor
- 29%-Somewhat favor
- 19%-Somewhat oppose
- 19%-Strongly oppose
- 19%-Not sure
Should the federal government keep its ownership position in Intel so that it can influence the company's direction? Or should it sell the stock as quickly as possible?
- 32%-Keep its ownership position so that it can influence the company’s direction
- 43%-Sell the stock as quickly as possible
- 25%-Not sure
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