Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 20, 2022
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January 20, 2022: Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters are confident that American elections are conducted in a manner that ensures all votes are counted and that the proper winners are declared in each election. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 40% lack such confidence and 7% are not sure.[1]
Eighty-five percent (85%) of Democrats currently express confidence in our system of elections. That confidence is shared by 48% of independent voters and 33% of Republicans. Polling conducted over the past several decades has consistently shown that voters have more confidence in election results when their team wins the White House.[1]
Despite the tepid confidence in our election system, just 21% of voters are following news about election reform very closely. That total includes 30% of Democrats, 22% of Republicans, and 15% of independent voters.[1]
Data released earlier showed that 80% favor requiring voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot. Additionally, 85% also favor a requirement for states to clean voter rolls by removing people who have died or moved from the voter registration lists. Another popular reform, supported by 76% of voters, is to require all ballots to be received by Election Day.[1]
All three of those reforms are favored by a solid majority of every measured demographic group.[1]
Data released earlier found that 50% believe the top priority for election reform should be making it harder to cheat. Thirty-eight percent (38%) think the focus should be on making it easier to vote.
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- January 19, 2022-Eighty percent (80%) of voters favor requiring voters to show photo ID before casting a ballot
- January 18, 2022- Fifty percent (50%) of voters say top priority for election reform is making it harder to cheat; 38% say priority should be making it easier to vote
- January 17, 2022- 37 percent of voters rate their personal finances as good or excellent; Down 12 points in 8 months.
- January 14, 2022- 13 percent of voters say only economic issues should be considered in trade policies; 75 percent want national security and human rights issues considered
- January 13, 2022- 55 percent of voters know of local businesses unable to hire as many workers as they need
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