Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters believe that it should be against the law for an employer to require a college degree unless the employer can prove a degree is absolutely necessary for the job. Thirty-one percent (31%) disagree. Sixty-nine percent (69%) believe companies regularly require degrees for jobs that could be done just as well…
The most important economic indicator from a political perspective is how people feel about their personal finances. Nationally, 26% say their finances are getting better while 39% say worse. However, voters in swing states are more pessimistic. These Napolitan News Service surveys were conducted online by Scott Rasmussen. The most recent national survey was conducted…
Politicians and pollsters throw around words assuming that every day Americans know what they’re talking about. In reality, many political terms are not recognized by most voters. This represents a massive failure of leadership for failing to communicate clearly. These Napolitan News Service surveys of 1,000 Registered Voters were conducted online by Scott Rasmussen. See…
Just 45% of voters are able to give an accurate description of the Electoral College. Given that lack of knowledge, any polling data on changing the Electoral College should be reviewed with caution. For example, 59% of voters initially say they favor replacing the Electoral College with a direct popular vote. Seventy-two (72%) percent of…
Thirty-six percent (36%) say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by an IRS agents union. Twenty percent (20%) say they would be more likely, while 37% say it wouldn’t have any impact. Republicans are far less likely to vote for such a candidate (44% to 14%), while Democrats are evenly…
Thirty-seven percent (37%) rate the way government authorities have handled Hurricane Helene as excellent (10%) or good (27%). Twenty-four percent (24%) rate it as poor, while 28% are in between and rate the response as just fair. When it comes to major disasters like hurricanes, 35% trust state and local governments more to handle preparation…
The gubernatorial race in North Carolina has the makings of a landslide. The latest Napolitan News survey shows Democrat John Stein with 53% and Republican Mark Robinson fifteen points behind at 38%. The survey of 780 Likely Voters was conducted before Hurricane Helene ravaged the state. As North Carolina begins the long road to recovery,…
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters rate relations between Republicans and Democrats as poor. That is double the 30% who say race relations in America are poor. Just 48% of Republicans and 52% of Democrats said that they’d prefer to live in a neighborhood with neighbors from both parties. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Republicans said they’d…
Written by: Scott Rasmussen I spent most of my early life in and around the Jersey Shore. Because of our location, we had a mix of New York Giants fans and Philadelphia Eagles fans. From my perspective, the Giants were the good guys and the only thing worse than the Eagles were the Dallas Cowboys.…
In the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, the great Civil Rights leader cautioned against both the overly negative view of saying no progress had been made and the overly positive view that the fight for equality had been won. In that book, he cited…