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National Survey of 1000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 18-21, 2024 by Rasmussen Reports
 
INDEX 88.5 98.1 81.7 109.9 82.1 75.5 82.6 101.9 106.3 102.0 62.6 120.6 83.4 61.3 90.3 140.1 82.3 95.6 66.1 84.7 87.5 105.6 102.7 95.9 78.6 86.3 101.2 104.3 88.3 76.6 95.7 93.0 91.5
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
On the question of illegal immigration, is the government doing too much or too little to reduce illegal border crossings and visitor overstays? Too much 11% 14% 11% 24% 7% 6% 8% 17% 26% 15% 12% 13% 12% 13% 9% 17% 15% 10% 15% 10% 10% 14% 14% 14% 10% 13% 11% 23% 11% 15% 9% 19% 13%
Too little 62% 57% 67% 48% 69% 67% 66% 48% 56% 58% 78% 41% 68% 77% 66% 29% 63% 61% 70% 65% 64% 54% 55% 58% 68% 61% 60% 54% 62% 63% 64% 53% 68%
About right 22% 26% 18% 22% 20% 24% 21% 31% 13% 26% 7% 41% 15% 8% 21% 49% 16% 26% 11% 22% 21% 27% 25% 24% 19% 20% 27% 20% 22% 18% 25% 22% 16%
Not sure 4% 4% 5% 6% 4% 3% 5% 5% 5% 0% 3% 5% 5% 2% 5% 6% 6% 3% 4% 2% 4% 5% 6% 4% 4% 5% 2% 3% 4% 4% 2% 6% 3%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
In trying to control illegal immigration, should the government mandate that all employers use the federal electronic E-Verify system to help ensure that they hire only legal workers for U.S. jobs? Yes 69% 67% 69% 56% 73% 77% 69% 69% 63% 71% 80% 59% 67% 82% 68% 45% 70% 67% 81% 70% 71% 59% 64% 65% 73% 68% 66% 66% 68% 76% 69% 64% 61%
No 17% 21% 15% 28% 14% 11% 17% 19% 20% 18% 13% 24% 16% 11% 18% 32% 17% 18% 11% 18% 16% 23% 21% 22% 13% 17% 21% 14% 18% 15% 20% 21% 21%
Not sure 14% 12% 15% 16% 13% 13% 14% 12% 17% 10% 8% 17% 16% 7% 14% 23% 13% 14% 8% 12% 13% 18% 15% 13% 14% 15% 12% 20% 13% 9% 11% 16% 18%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose giving lifetime work permits to most of the approximately two million illegal residents who came to this country when they were minors? Strongly favor 28% 30% 25% 32% 23% 31% 25% 26% 36% 35% 15% 45% 21% 16% 22% 58% 23% 32% 17% 30% 24% 35% 33% 31% 23% 26% 31% 35% 27% 27% 24% 23% 24%
Somewhat favor 22% 23% 22% 28% 22% 15% 22% 29% 27% 8% 17% 31% 19% 19% 27% 24% 26% 20% 22% 16% 27% 22% 22% 26% 19% 23% 23% 22% 22% 16% 32% 27% 27%
Somewhat oppose 19% 17% 21% 16% 22% 17% 19% 14% 16% 36% 22% 8% 28% 20% 26% 6% 21% 17% 14% 18% 22% 20% 17% 18% 21% 17% 23% 21% 19% 19% 16% 23% 22%
Strongly oppose 25% 24% 24% 16% 27% 31% 27% 22% 15% 17% 39% 9% 24% 38% 19% 5% 22% 26% 36% 31% 22% 16% 19% 21% 29% 26% 18% 18% 25% 30% 26% 22% 21%
Not sure 7% 5% 8% 8% 6% 6% 7% 10% 6% 3% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 7% 8% 6% 10% 4% 6% 7% 9% 4% 8% 8% 4% 3% 7% 9% 3% 5% 7%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose giving lifetime work permits to most of the estimated 12 million illegal residents of all ages who currently reside in the United States? Strongly favor 17% 22% 13% 27% 12% 14% 15% 24% 22% 23% 12% 27% 13% 13% 12% 32% 18% 17% 16% 15% 16% 20% 27% 16% 14% 18% 16% 22% 17% 19% 17% 15% 15%
Somewhat favor 20% 21% 20% 28% 18% 15% 19% 30% 24% 9% 12% 35% 14% 11% 23% 35% 20% 21% 14% 19% 20% 25% 17% 26% 18% 21% 21% 17% 21% 13% 26% 38% 23%
Somewhat oppose 15% 14% 16% 15% 17% 12% 15% 13% 17% 19% 12% 15% 18% 11% 21% 14% 15% 15% 14% 16% 10% 19% 13% 20% 12% 14% 19% 21% 15% 13% 12% 13% 15%
Strongly oppose 43% 38% 44% 23% 48% 53% 45% 26% 31% 47% 60% 17% 47% 62% 37% 11% 40% 42% 51% 47% 47% 29% 34% 34% 51% 39% 41% 34% 42% 51% 43% 29% 36%
Not sure 6% 5% 6% 7% 5% 5% 6% 7% 6% 2% 4% 6% 7% 3% 7% 7% 8% 4% 5% 3% 7% 7% 10% 4% 5% 7% 4% 6% 6% 5% 3% 5% 11%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose giving lifetime work permits to most of the estimated 12 million illegal residents of all ages who currently reside in the United States? Fewer than 500,000 38% 33% 42% 28% 40% 46% 43% 34% 24% 22% 52% 27% 35% 54% 33% 15% 46% 31% 53% 38% 39% 28% 36% 31% 44% 43% 23% 11% 40% 47% 38% 37% 31%
750,000 16% 16% 15% 22% 12% 13% 13% 17% 24% 17% 13% 15% 19% 14% 18% 16% 18% 13% 16% 21% 16% 12% 13% 17% 16% 15% 16% 28% 14% 16% 23% 22% 13%
One million 21% 23% 20% 21% 22% 21% 21% 22% 25% 19% 18% 24% 22% 17% 25% 25% 16% 26% 13% 22% 19% 27% 15% 27% 19% 18% 31% 30% 21% 16% 17% 18% 31%
One an a half million 6% 7% 5% 7% 5% 7% 7% 4% 5% 3% 4% 9% 4% 4% 6% 10% 4% 7% 3% 6% 9% 5% 6% 7% 5% 4% 8% 5% 6% 6% 4% 4% 5%
More than one and a half million 6% 9% 3% 5% 7% 5% 4% 5% 5% 22% 3% 10% 5% 1% 6% 15% 3% 8% 3% 4% 6% 8% 11% 5% 4% 4% 12% 8% 6% 3% 9% 4% 5%
Not sure 13% 11% 16% 16% 14% 9% 12% 17% 17% 16% 9% 16% 16% 10% 13% 19% 13% 14% 12% 8% 10% 20% 18% 13% 12% 15% 11% 18% 13% 10% 8% 15% 16%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Do you favor legal immigrants being allowed to bring with them only a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families? You favor legal immigrants being allowed to bring with them only a spouse and minor children 57% 55% 57% 50% 56% 65% 59% 43% 61% 43% 66% 48% 54% 69% 55% 36% 60% 52% 70% 57% 55% 49% 52% 56% 57% 56% 53% 43% 57% 62% 54% 55% 51%
You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives that can include extended family and their spouses' families 31% 33% 29% 33% 33% 25% 29% 39% 30% 38% 21% 40% 32% 21% 30% 53% 25% 36% 18% 36% 30% 36% 32% 33% 29% 29% 36% 47% 30% 25% 37% 28% 36%
Not sure 12% 12% 14% 17% 12% 10% 12% 19% 9% 20% 13% 12% 14% 10% 15% 11% 15% 12% 12% 8% 15% 15% 15% 11% 14% 15% 11% 10% 13% 13% 9% 17% 13%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
When businesses say they are having trouble finding Americans to take jobs in construction, manufacturing, hospitality and other service work, what is generally best for the country? Is it better for businesses to raise the pay and try harder to recruit Better for businesses to raise the pay and try harder to recruit non-working Americans even if it causes prices to rise 58% 58% 58% 58% 58% 58% 59% 58% 50% 59% 66% 52% 57% 68% 54% 47% 62% 55% 64% 55% 59% 56% 50% 57% 62% 59% 54% 52% 58% 66% 59% 61% 55%
Better for the government to bring in new foreign workers to help keep business costs and prices down 24% 26% 23% 26% 23% 25% 22% 28% 33% 29% 16% 34% 23% 14% 29% 37% 20% 28% 21% 24% 25% 26% 29% 26% 22% 22% 32% 29% 24% 19% 30% 23% 28%
Not sure 18% 17% 19% 16% 19% 18% 19% 14% 17% 13% 19% 14% 20% 18% 16% 16% 18% 18% 16% 21% 16% 18% 21% 17% 17% 18% 14% 19% 18% 15% 10% 17% 17%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Should Congress increase the number of foreign workers taking higher-skill U.S. jobs or does the country already have enough talented people to train and recruit for most of those jobs? Increase the number of foreign workers taking higher-skill U.S. jobs 27% 32% 22% 32% 25% 23% 23% 28% 41% 36% 15% 39% 25% 16% 31% 43% 21% 31% 21% 27% 25% 30% 31% 31% 22% 25% 34% 31% 26% 24% 33% 17% 24%
The country already has enough talented people to train and recruit for most of those jobs 62% 57% 68% 55% 65% 68% 68% 61% 44% 50% 77% 49% 61% 78% 60% 39% 68% 58% 73% 63% 67% 54% 58% 59% 67% 64% 57% 51% 63% 70% 64% 65% 65%
Not sure 11% 12% 10% 13% 10% 10% 10% 11% 15% 14% 8% 11% 13% 7% 9% 17% 11% 11% 6% 10% 8% 16% 11% 11% 11% 11% 9% 17% 10% 7% 3% 18% 11%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
In terms of the effect on the overall quality of life in the United States, do you favor continuing this level of immigration-driven population growth, slowing down immigration-driven population growth or having no immigration-driven population growth at Continue immigration driven population growth at the current levels 28% 36% 22% 41% 25% 21% 25% 33% 36% 42% 18% 44% 24% 20% 26% 50% 25% 32% 21% 25% 29% 34% 40% 30% 22% 27% 35% 34% 28% 28% 41% 34% 19%
Slow down immigration driven population growth 49% 43% 52% 36% 53% 52% 49% 43% 46% 48% 49% 39% 56% 50% 52% 35% 51% 45% 45% 52% 52% 43% 38% 48% 51% 45% 50% 53% 47% 47% 47% 42% 51%
Have no immigration driven population growth at all 17% 15% 18% 13% 17% 23% 19% 15% 10% 8% 27% 10% 15% 25% 16% 5% 16% 18% 30% 15% 14% 13% 13% 14% 21% 20% 10% 11% 17% 21% 11% 16% 19%
Not sure 6% 6% 8% 11% 6% 4% 7% 8% 8% 2% 6% 8% 6% 4% 6% 10% 8% 6% 4% 8% 5% 9% 10% 7% 5% 8% 4% 2% 7% 4% 2% 8% 11%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Should immigration-driven population growth be reduced to limit the expansion of cities into U.S. wildlife habitats and farmland? Yes 37% 36% 40% 43% 36% 34% 40% 39% 36% 22% 46% 33% 35% 43% 37% 31% 38% 38% 52% 39% 37% 31% 43% 39% 35% 42% 31% 30% 39% 41% 37% 37% 45%
No 29% 29% 28% 36% 27% 22% 27% 33% 29% 29% 24% 33% 29% 24% 32% 32% 29% 28% 20% 22% 32% 34% 29% 29% 28% 27% 34% 28% 29% 24% 38% 28% 29%
Not sure 34% 35% 32% 21% 37% 44% 33% 28% 35% 49% 31% 34% 36% 33% 31% 36% 32% 34% 28% 39% 31% 35% 28% 33% 37% 31% 36% 42% 33% 35% 26% 35% 26%
Total Gender   Age     Race       Political Party     Ideology     Education   Religion       Where do you live?     Income   Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Biden Approval Strongly approve 29% 32% 25% 25% 28% 35% 29% 30% 28% 23% 13% 53% 17% 17% 26% 53% 24% 32% 22% 31% 27% 32% 34% 30% 24% 27% 34% 32% 28% 33% 28% 20% 24%
  Somewhat approve 17% 19% 16% 28% 15% 8% 14% 34% 18% 18% 7% 27% 18% 8% 24% 24% 18% 17% 13% 13% 17% 21% 21% 18% 15% 18% 15% 10% 18% 10% 22% 19% 21%
  Somewhat disapprove 9% 10% 9% 16% 8% 2% 8% 10% 13% 19% 5% 7% 16% 7% 13% 9% 10% 9% 6% 8% 7% 13% 8% 12% 7% 9% 10% 16% 9% 4% 8% 18% 8%
  Strongly disapprove 44% 38% 49% 30% 48% 54% 49% 24% 39% 40% 73% 12% 48% 69% 35% 13% 46% 42% 57% 48% 47% 32% 35% 39% 52% 45% 40% 41% 44% 54% 42% 40% 43%
  Not sure 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 4% 3%
Total Gender   Age     Race       Political Party     Ideology     Education   Religion       Where do you live?     Income   Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
Who did you vote for in the 2020 presidential election?  President Joe Biden or former president Donald Trump? Biden 48% 52% 44% 54% 45% 46% 43% 72% 54% 39% 13% 88% 41% 20% 55% 87% 42% 53% 33% 47% 42% 61% 55% 52% 42% 49% 50% 51% 48% 41% 45% 37% 49%
  Trump 45% 41% 49% 34% 49% 52% 52% 19% 38% 36% 83% 8% 45% 76% 36% 6% 48% 43% 62% 50% 51% 30% 36% 42% 52% 44% 42% 45% 45% 55% 47% 51% 44%
  Other 3% 3% 4% 6% 3% 1% 3% 4% 3% 13% 2% 1% 8% 2% 6% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 7% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 2% 6% 9% 3%
  Didn't vote 2% 3% 2% 5% 2% 0% 1% 2% 4% 10% 1% 2% 4% 1% 3% 4% 5% 1% 2% 0% 1% 5% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 3% 1% 2% 3% 3%
  Not sure 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
2024 - 2 Way Biden 42% 44% 39% 43% 41% 41% 40% 56% 43% 31% 13% 78% 31% 18% 45% 78% 37% 46% 30% 43% 36% 51% 46% 45% 36% 40% 47% 32% 43% 35% 37% 35% 42%
Trump 50% 48% 50% 45% 50% 55% 52% 34% 49% 49% 84% 14% 52% 79% 43% 8% 56% 44% 66% 52% 56% 35% 44% 44% 57% 51% 43% 55% 49% 60% 56% 58% 47%
Other 4% 5% 5% 7% 4% 3% 4% 7% 6% 3% 2% 3% 9% 3% 7% 5% 4% 5% 3% 3% 5% 7% 5% 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% 4% 4% 6% 5%
Not sure 4% 3% 6% 5% 5% 1% 4% 3% 2% 18% 1% 5% 8% 0% 5% 9% 3% 5% 1% 3% 3% 8% 5% 6% 2% 4% 6% 9% 4% 1% 3% 2% 6%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where do you live? Income Immigrant? How often do you attend religious services?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal No college degree College degree Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city / town / rural <$100k $100k+ Yes No Once or more times a week A couple of times a month Once a month Several times a year
2024 - 6 Way Biden 37% 41% 33% 36% 36% 40% 36% 48% 36% 32% 12% 73% 24% 15% 40% 71% 30% 42% 24% 41% 31% 46% 42% 40% 32% 35% 44% 32% 37% 34% 29% 27% 37%
Trump 48% 46% 48% 40% 49% 54% 51% 32% 46% 46% 83% 12% 50% 77% 40% 8% 53% 43% 62% 51% 55% 33% 41% 41% 56% 48% 44% 52% 47% 57% 52% 57% 47%
Kennedy 8% 7% 10% 13% 8% 3% 7% 13% 11% 6% 2% 8% 15% 6% 11% 10% 8% 8% 11% 5% 6% 10% 13% 9% 6% 10% 5% 6% 9% 5% 11% 11% 8%
Oliver 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0%
West 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 3% 0% 2%
Stein 1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 3% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1%
Other 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 0% 3% 1% 2% 2% 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4%
Not sure 3% 2% 4% 4% 3% 0% 2% 4% 2% 12% 1% 3% 5% 0% 5% 3% 3% 3% 1% 1% 2% 5% 1% 4% 2% 3% 4% 8% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Men 48%
Women 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 29%
40-64 47%
65+ 24%
  Total
LV's
Race White 67%
Black 13%
Hispanic 13%
Other 7%
  Total
LV's
Party Republican 33%
Democrat 35%
Other 32%