48% Oppose Eliminating Filibuster - Demographic Details
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| National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted January 10-11, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | How closely have you followed recent news reports about the U.S. Senate? | In the Senate, a filibuster can prevent a vote from taking place unless 60 senators agree. Some Democrats want to change the Senate rules so that a vote must be held whenever a majority of senators agree. Do you favor or oppose the plan to change the rules and eliminate the filibuster? | Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "The legislative filibuster... is the most important distinction between the Senate and the House. Without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the Senate becomes a majoritarian institution like the House... no Senator would like to see that happen"? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very closely | Somewhat closely | Not very closely | Not at all | Not sure | Favor | Oppose | Not sure | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Not sure | ||
| How closely have you followed recent news reports about the U.S. Senate? | Very closely | 50% | 55% | 45% | 37% | 53% | 63% | 49% | 57% | 48% | 50% | 54% | 45% | 52% | 45% | 51% | 31% | 47% | 47% | 44% | 61% | 61% | 50% | 50% | 48% | 45% | 44% | 65% | 28% | 58% | 56% | 45% | 60% | 33% | 74% | 40% | 21% | 49% | 30% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 51% | 25% | 62% | 33% | 46% | 67% | 32% |
| Somewhat closely | 32% | 28% | 36% | 37% | 33% | 22% | 33% | 29% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 28% | 38% | 33% | 31% | 37% | 26% | 31% | 26% | 16% | 28% | 37% | 36% | 25% | 43% | 27% | 31% | 33% | 28% | 39% | 19% | 39% | 50% | 32% | 23% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 35% | 41% | 30% | 42% | 33% | 15% | 35% | |
| Not very closely | 14% | 12% | 15% | 20% | 12% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 6% | 25% | 11% | 7% | 19% | 6% | 22% | 3% | 18% | 24% | 14% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 12% | 19% | 5% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 20% | |
| Not at all | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 8% | |
| Not sure | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | How closely have you followed recent news reports about the U.S. Senate? | In the Senate, a filibuster can prevent a vote from taking place unless 60 senators agree. Some Democrats want to change the Senate rules so that a vote must be held whenever a majority of senators agree. Do you favor or oppose the plan to change the rules and eliminate the filibuster? | Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "The legislative filibuster... is the most important distinction between the Senate and the House. Without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the Senate becomes a majoritarian institution like the House... no Senator would like to see that happen"? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very closely | Somewhat closely | Not very closely | Not at all | Not sure | Favor | Oppose | Not sure | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Not sure | ||
| In the Senate, a filibuster can prevent a vote from taking place unless 60 senators agree. Some Democrats want to change the Senate rules so that a vote must be held whenever a majority of senators agree. Do you favor or oppose the plan to change the rules and eliminate the filibuster? | Favor | 40% | 39% | 41% | 49% | 35% | 36% | 39% | 51% | 35% | 15% | 66% | 37% | 21% | 42% | 78% | 45% | 34% | 36% | 41% | 46% | 49% | 40% | 31% | 27% | 36% | 42% | 50% | 61% | 46% | 37% | 43% | 34% | 43% | 88% | 71% | 42% | 6% | 25% | 45% | 32% | 43% | 25% | 39% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 43% | 67% | 77% | 37% |
| Oppose | 48% | 53% | 44% | 32% | 57% | 55% | 48% | 36% | 57% | 74% | 21% | 51% | 69% | 44% | 9% | 25% | 47% | 49% | 52% | 45% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 45% | 28% | 42% | 50% | 48% | 58% | 35% | 4% | 16% | 39% | 84% | 23% | 49% | 53% | 41% | 20% | 37% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 78% | 43% | 21% | 20% | 26% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 8% | 15% | 19% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 19% | 15% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 16% | 24% | 23% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 22% | 8% | 12% | 20% | 9% | 52% | 6% | 15% | 16% | 54% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 2% | 14% | 12% | 3% | 36% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | How closely have you followed recent news reports about the U.S. Senate? | In the Senate, a filibuster can prevent a vote from taking place unless 60 senators agree. Some Democrats want to change the Senate rules so that a vote must be held whenever a majority of senators agree. Do you favor or oppose the plan to change the rules and eliminate the filibuster? | Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "The legislative filibuster... is the most important distinction between the Senate and the House. Without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the Senate becomes a majoritarian institution like the House... no Senator would like to see that happen"? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very closely | Somewhat closely | Not very closely | Not at all | Not sure | Favor | Oppose | Not sure | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Not sure | ||
| Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "The legislative filibuster... is the most important distinction between the Senate and the House. Without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the Senate becomes a majoritarian institution like the House... no Senator would like to see that happen"? | Strongly agree | 39% | 44% | 34% | 25% | 45% | 48% | 37% | 41% | 44% | 53% | 30% | 35% | 59% | 30% | 10% | 22% | 37% | 41% | 39% | 43% | 36% | 32% | 45% | 39% | 35% | 39% | 43% | 23% | 44% | 46% | 35% | 51% | 20% | 28% | 8% | 22% | 61% | 16% | 49% | 37% | 15% | 11% | 30% | 20% | 63% | 7% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Somewhat agree | 19% | 20% | 18% | 32% | 12% | 12% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 16% | 25% | 16% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 19% | 24% | 12% | 0% | 15% | 19% | 25% | 7% | 27% | 12% | 27% | 38% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 25% | 31% | 0% | 15% | 20% | 17% | 22% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Somewhat disagree | 14% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 0% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 1% | 9% | 17% | 12% | 15% | 43% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 29% | 21% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 6% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| Strongly disagree | 11% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 15% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 24% | 26% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 0% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 27% | 13% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 14% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 21% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 10% | 25% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 23% | 16% | 13% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 22% | 21% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 35% | 26% | 26% | 18% | 15% | 15% | 34% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 34% | 16% | 23% | 16% | 14% | 64% | 11% | 19% | 26% | 62% | 35% | 17% | 10% | 54% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
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| Gender | Male | 48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-39 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-64 | 46% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 21% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LV's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | White | 67% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Republican | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democrat | 35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 32% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
