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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 20, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 20, 2022: Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters say that America is more polarized today than it was a year ago. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 11% think it is more unified.
The survey also found that 41% expect America to be more polarized a year from now. Just 14% expect it to be more unified.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 8-9, 2022. 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 +/- 2.8 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Looking back, is America more unified today than it was a year ago, more polarized than a year ago, or about the same as a year ago?
- 11%-More unified
- 56%-More polarized
- 26%-About the same
- 7%-Not sure
Looking ahead to this time next year, will America be more unified, more polarized, or about the same?
- 14%-More unified
- 41%-More polarized
- 30%-About the same
- 15%-Not sure
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