Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
September 30, 2025: Eighty-four percent (84%) of voters say it is very important to guarantee free speech to every American. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 13% say it is somewhat important, and 2% say it is not very important.
The survey also found that 88% say the right to free speech includes the right to speak out against political leaders and government agencies. Six percent (6%) disagree.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 23-24, 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
How important is it to guarantee free speech to every American?
- 84%-Very important
- 13%-Somewhat important
- 2%-Not very important
- 0%-Not at all important
- 0%-Not sure
Does the right to free speech include the right to speak out against political leaders and government agencies?
- 88%-Yes
- 6%-No
- 6%-Not sure
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