Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 20, 2024
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September 20, 2024: An average of 2.2 candidates filed per seat across federal and statewide offices as of September 9. In statewide primaries, 12,081 candidates ran for 5,890 seats. This gives an average of 2.05 candidates per seat. As for congressional primaries, 1,993 candidates ran for 469 seats for an average of 4.25 candidates running per seat.
Note: Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. He hosts "The Scott Rasmussen Show" on Merit Street Media Sunday mornings at 10 Eastern.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- September 19, 2024-28% of voters say their incomes have kept up with inflation
- September 18, 2024-59% of voters believe that Constitutional Amendments should restrict the federal government
- September 17, 2024-237 years ago, the Constitution was signed
- September 16, 2024-23% of voters believe the U.S. economy is getting better
- September 13, 2024-77% of voters believe that another round of Pro-Palestinian protests will begin on college campuses
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