Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 1, 2022
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November 1, 2022: Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters have a favorable opinion of the FBI. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 37% have an unfavorable opinion, and 12% are not sure.
The survey also found that 42% of voters think the FBI has too much authority and power, while just 21% think it has too little. But 59% are opposed to defunding the FBI. Only 24% favor defunding the agency.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 20-22, 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 Question
Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the FBI?
15%-Very favorable 37%-Somewhat favorable 19%-Somewhat unfavorable 18%-Very unfavorable 12%-Not sure
Does the FBI have too much authority and power or too little authority and power?
- 42%-Too much authority and power
- 21%-Too little authority and power
- 37%-Not sure
Would you favor or oppose defunding the FBI?
- 10%-Strongly favor
- 14%-Somewhat favor
- 26%-Somewhat oppose
- 33%-Strongly oppose
- 17%-Not sure
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