Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 8, 2020
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
October 8, 2020: Next month’s elections are about more than what happens in Washington. State legislative elections will be held throughout the nation.
Currently, 52% of the nation’s 7,383 state legislators are Republicans and 47% are Democrats.[1]
There are 99 state legislative chambers in the U.S. (two in every state but Nebraska). Republicans hold a majority in 59 of them while Democrats control 39. In Alaska, there is a power-sharing agreement between the two parties.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- October 7, 2020 –30 percent of voters say Obamacare is top issue before Supreme Court
- October 6, 2020 –55 percent of voters believe worst of pandemic still to come
- October 5, 2020 –20 congressional races have only one major party on the ballot
- October 2, 2020 –56 percent of voters don’t know what would happen if Roe v. Wade was overturned
- October 1, 2020 –362 congressional and state legislative elections are rematches in 2020
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