Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 24, 2020
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September 24, 2020: As Election 2020 approaches, 49% of the nation’s registered voters are better off than they were four years ago. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 42% are not while 9% are not sure.[1]
Most Republicans (74%) say they are better off while most Democrats (62%) say they are not. Independent voters are evenly divided.[1]
Partially echoing this partisan result, red-state voters say they are better off by a 55% to 37% margin. Blue-state voters are evenly divided, as are those in purple states.[1]
Red states are defined as those President Trump won by at least four points in 2016. Blue states are those Hillary Clinton won by at least four points. Purple states are those whose results were closer.
While a plurality of voters believe they are personally better off, just 35% believe the country is better off than it was four years ago. Most voters (56%) disagree and say it is not better off. In blue states, 60% say the country is not better off. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters in purple states agree with that negative assessment. So do 51% of red-state voters.[1]
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