Scott Rasmussen Archives - The Minnesota Sun

More than 80 Percent of All Voters Support Major Election Reform Including Requirements on Proof of Citizenship, Limits on Early Voting: Poll

October 15, 2024 The Center Square

A vast majority of voters want policies and procedures in place to guarantee the integrity of elections, according to new polling.

That includes 86 percent of those surveyed who agree that election officials should have access to all necessary information to verify that the number of ballots cast matches the number of voters, and 85 percent who say that election officials should verify the accuracy of the information they receive before signing off on certifying election results. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents support the proper verification of voting.

Study Shows the Influential One Percent Hold Different Views from Average Americans

October 6, 2024 Just the News

When it comes to elitists in America, a recent study has shown that they are wildly out of touch with the average, everyday American people on a lot of issues such as freedom and the economy.

A project was recently conducted by prominent pollster Scott Rasmussen titled “Elite 1 Percent” goes into detail about who the one percent are and what their views are regarding American policies.

Polls Say Majority of Americans Want Troops Sent to Border and Oppose Illegal Immigration

August 17, 2024 The Center Square

Polls are consistently showing two key indictments on the Biden-Harris administration border policy: Americans not only overwhelmingly oppose illegal immigration but also want troops sent to the southern border and the border secure.

Two new recent polls support this trend, although polls have consistently shown that Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of Vice President Kamala Harris’ job as “border czar.”

Presidential Race Swings Six Points in Two Weeks, Catapulting Trump to Lead and Ending Harris Surge

August 17, 2024August 16, 2024 Just the News

Support in the presidential race has swung six points since the beginning of the month, catapulting former President Donald Trump back into a narrow lead after Vice President Kamala Harris had surged with her surprise entrance atop the Democrat ticket, according to a new poll released Friday.

The survey of 3,000 likely voters by Napolitan News and veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen showed Trump leading Harris 46% to 45%.

Presidential Race Swings 6 Points in Two Weeks, Catapulting Trump to Lead and Ending Harris Surge

August 16, 2024 Just the News

New Scott Rasmussen Poll Shows Harris Up by Five Points

August 2, 2024 Just the News

A new poll from Scott Rasmussen’s RMG Research shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Trump by 5 points nationally 47% to 42%.

Independent Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. received 6% in the poll, which was released on Friday.

Commentary: Alarming Number of Americans Open to Electoral Cheating

July 16, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Based on all the accusations being hurled back and forth over the past eight years, if there’s one thing everyday Americans agree on, it’s the importance of maintaining faith in our elections.

Electoral integrity is a foundational block in our republic’s Jenga tower that, if pulled away, will topple it. Unfortunately, that may be just what a small but dangerous number of Americans are hoping for.

Bid to Boot President Faces Thin Bench of Replacements

July 6, 2024 Just the News

As Democratic heavyweights mull swapping out President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee in the wake of a dismal debate performance that showed even the truest believers the mental state of the President, they find their efforts stunted due to one significant issue: the selection of an alternative.

Among the most likely selections are Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. While Harris’s position might seem to position her as Biden’s natural successor, Newsom has long attracted speculation about his own presidential ambitions and even debated then-Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis late last year.

Commentary: The Elite One Percent Behind the Cultural Civil War

January 27, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Scott Rasmussen has done America an enormous service. He and his team have identified the driving forces behind the destructive radicalism which is pushing us into a cultural civil war.

While doing their two weekly national surveys, Rasmussen and his team noticed an anomaly. Out of every 1,000 or so respondents, there would always be three or four who were far more radical than everyone else. After several months of finding these unusual responses, Rasmussen realized they all shared three characteristics.

Divide Among Elites and Rest of Country Widening Ahead of 2024 Election: Rasmussen

January 21, 2024 Just the News

The divide between the country’s “elite” and the rest of America is growing and it will have a substantial impact on the 2024 elections, according to a survey conducted by Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research, Inc.

The survey also found the most highly educated voters with advanced degrees are liberal-leaning and their policy positions are at odds with the rest of the electorate, which Rasmussen and conservative economist Steve Moore said during a briefing about the results on Friday.

Ramaswamy Tops DeSantis in Latest Scott Rasmussen Poll, Trump Expands Frontrunner Position

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 M.D. Kittle

Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has overtaken Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in another national Republican primary poll.

Prominent Pollster Says Time for America to Mandate All Ballots Be Counted on Election Day

November 13, 2022November 12, 2022 Just the News

With states like Arizona, Nevada and Alaska taking days to determine midterm election results, influential pollster Scott Rasmussen says there is overwhelming support for America to mandate ballots be in and counted by Election Day.

“One of the 80% issues, and there aren’t a whole lot of 80% issues in America-one of them is that all ballots should be in by Election Day,” Scott Rasmussen said Wednesday night on the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. “We should know the results on Election Day.”

Battleground State Polling Shows Tighter Trump-Biden Race Than National Polls

October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

While national polls may reliably forecast the national popular vote in a presidential election, given the electoral college map, battleground state polling is more meaningful — and in 2020 battleground polls show a much tighter race between President Trump and challenger Joe Biden.

In the RealClearPolitics polling averages on Thursday, Biden led Trump by 9.4% nationally but just 4.9% in key battleground states. In the battleground states, moreover, Trump on Thursday was running 0.5% ahead of where he was at this stage of the 2016 campaign, according to the RCP average — the 12th consecutive day on which the president outperformed his corresponding 2016 numbers.

By Two-to-One Margin Voters Believe FBI Should be Prosecuted for Its Role in Russia Probe

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

A near-majority of voters say FBI agents and leaders should be prosecuted for their role in the Russian collusion conspiracy theory, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.

Among the voters, 46 percent said FBI officials should be criminally charged over the scandal, while only half that number — 23 percent — said they shouldn’t.

Three-Quarters of Voters Say Faith is Important in Their Personal Lives

October 5, 2020October 4, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The vast majority of U.S. voters say their religious faith plays an important role in their personal life, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.

A full 72% of voters say that their “religion or faith” is either somewhat or very important to them. Just 24% of voters said religion holds little to no significance in their personal lives.