Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 10, 2020
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 10, 2020: Twenty-nine percent (29%) of registered voters now believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. This matches the highest level yet measured in polls by Scott Rasmussen this year. The number holding that optimistic view has nearly doubled from the summer low recorded in July.[1]
The number who believe the worst is still to come is 49%. It’s the first time ever that number has remained below 50% in back-to-back weeks.[1]
Among likely voters, 32% believe the worst is behind us while 48% take the opposite view.[1]
However, there is a substantial gap between the views of red and blue state voters.
Blue state voters are far more pessimistic. In states where Democrats won by more than four points in 2016, 54% believe the worst is still to come while just 27% believe it is behind us.[1]
In red states, voters are evenly divided—38% say it’s behind us while 43% believe the worst is still to come.[1]
In the 10 purple states—decided by four points or less in 2016—32% believe the worst is behind us while 45% believe it is still to come.[1]
This is the first time we have measured the views of likely voters, but the trend lines among registered voters show a steadily declining level of pessimism.
The number who believe the worst is behind us is up two points from a week ago, up three from two weeks ago, and up nine from three weeks ago. It has nearly doubled from the 15% recorded in July.[1]
Scott Rasmussen has been tracking this question on a weekly basis and will continue to do so. Results in this feature are based upon a survey of 1,200 registered voters conducted September 3-5, 2020. The sample included 942 likely voters.[1]
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- September 9, 2020 –31 percent of voters consider themselves politically moderate
- September 8, 2020 –55 percent of voters see Joe Biden as politically liberal, 65% see President Trump as conservative
- September 4, 2020 –15 percent of voters discussed the election with non-family members every day last week
- September 3, 2020 –48 percent of voters believe worst of the pandemic is still to come
- September 2, 2020 –59 percent of voters think it’s time to adapt to the pandemic and move forward
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Ballotpedia's polling on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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