Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 2, 2018
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May 2, 2018: There is a wide racial divide among Democrats when it comes to belief in the God of the Bible. Just 32% of white Democrats believe in the God of the Bible. However, the Pew Research Center reports that 61% of non-white Democrats hold such faith.[1]
There is a similar political divide between white Democrats and white Republicans. Seventy-two percent (72%) of white Republicans believe in the God of the Bible.
At the other extreme, only 5% of white Republicans do not believe in any kind of God or higher power. Among white Democrats, that figure is 21%.
In between are people who believe in a god or higher power, but not the God of the Bible. That’s the view held by nearly half of all Democrats (45%).
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- May 1, 2018 – 53 percent of college students believe promoting diversity is more important than free speech
- April 30, 2018 – 8,640 retail store closings in U.S. during 2017
- April 27, 2018 – 52 percent of college students oppose speech codes at their school
- April 26, 2018 – 75 billion dollars of legal cannabis sales in U.S. by 2030
- April 25, 2018 – 39 percent of Americans want government to restrict online information
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