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Most Voters Say Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop From Hell’ Still an Important Story - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted August 31-September 1, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval How closely have you followed news reports about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter? How important is the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop? How likely is it that Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China? If the media had fully reported the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, how likely is it that Joe Biden would have been elected president?
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 Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure
How closely have you followed news reports about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter? Very closely 38% 42% 34% 27% 41% 46% 41% 21% 38% 55% 27% 32% 53% 24% 26% 2% 40% 35% 39% 38% 42% 34% 46% 39% 39% 34% 41% 44% 41% 41% 36% 45% 22% 36% 13% 6% 58% 21% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66% 13% 16% 18% 12% 61% 23% 13% 19% 13% 32% 18% 37% 66% 19%
Somewhat closely 29% 26% 31% 32% 28% 27% 27% 30% 36% 28% 30% 28% 28% 33% 24% 28% 28% 30% 29% 29% 28% 27% 24% 30% 22% 33% 30% 9% 24% 33% 32% 26% 28% 21% 36% 31% 29% 30% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 26% 49% 32% 13% 9% 29% 37% 30% 24% 21% 22% 47% 33% 21% 24%
Not very closely 19% 19% 20% 21% 19% 17% 19% 29% 14% 10% 24% 24% 10% 26% 28% 40% 16% 22% 20% 20% 21% 14% 15% 17% 21% 20% 19% 12% 18% 16% 21% 17% 26% 26% 28% 39% 8% 19% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 5% 25% 39% 29% 27% 6% 26% 42% 27% 26% 26% 23% 19% 6% 29%
Not at all 13% 12% 14% 17% 11% 10% 12% 18% 12% 6% 17% 14% 8% 14% 21% 23% 15% 13% 10% 13% 9% 17% 15% 11% 16% 12% 10% 27% 17% 9% 11% 12% 18% 17% 20% 20% 5% 22% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 3% 11% 13% 38% 26% 4% 13% 14% 30% 30% 19% 11% 8% 6% 25%
Not sure 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 0% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 7% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 8% 0% 1% 0% 1% 6% 0% 3% 3% 1% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 2% 0% 1% 25% 0% 1% 2% 1% 10% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval How closely have you followed news reports about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter? How important is the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop? How likely is it that Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China? If the media had fully reported the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, how likely is it that Joe Biden would have been elected president?
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 Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure
How important is the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop? Very important 44% 46% 43% 34% 47% 53% 46% 33% 45% 70% 22% 42% 66% 31% 15% 8% 49% 45% 46% 42% 36% 34% 48% 49% 46% 45% 36% 42% 47% 43% 45% 51% 28% 20% 11% 20% 78% 24% 77% 40% 11% 9% 9% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 81% 28% 6% 2% 18% 19% 21% 59% 85% 20%
Somewhat important 19% 19% 20% 32% 14% 11% 18% 25% 21% 15% 24% 19% 18% 25% 14% 27% 21% 19% 21% 22% 9% 11% 29% 23% 19% 19% 16% 12% 19% 17% 23% 13% 29% 8% 32% 28% 16% 44% 7% 33% 25% 17% 24% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 14% 48% 26% 4% 11% 8% 46% 28% 4% 22%
Not very important 17% 16% 18% 18% 17% 15% 17% 19% 16% 6% 25% 20% 7% 21% 35% 23% 17% 20% 18% 12% 23% 7% 10% 15% 16% 16% 23% 2% 17% 17% 18% 15% 18% 27% 28% 31% 3% 22% 7% 19% 34% 18% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 3% 18% 47% 19% 30% 27% 21% 10% 4% 32%
Not at all important 17% 16% 17% 13% 19% 17% 17% 19% 15% 8% 25% 16% 8% 21% 33% 20% 11% 14% 13% 22% 25% 39% 10% 7% 17% 18% 24% 29% 14% 21% 12% 19% 19% 42% 25% 11% 2% 0% 8% 8% 25% 50% 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 4% 19% 73% 14% 44% 9% 1% 5% 11%
Not sure 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 4% 3% 2% 2% 3% 23% 3% 2% 2% 2% 7% 9% 3% 6% 2% 2% 2% 15% 3% 3% 2% 2% 7% 2% 4% 10% 1% 9% 1% 1% 4% 6% 55% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 1% 2% 2% 2% 27% 2% 2% 2% 2% 14%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval How closely have you followed news reports about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter? How important is the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop? How likely is it that Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China? If the media had fully reported the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, how likely is it that Joe Biden would have been elected president?
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 Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure
How likely is it that Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China? Very likely 47% 50% 44% 35% 53% 51% 51% 24% 49% 73% 21% 48% 70% 34% 13% 17% 49% 48% 50% 44% 37% 37% 29% 53% 46% 51% 39% 39% 51% 43% 49% 53% 30% 16% 10% 19% 86% 35% 76% 46% 14% 15% 6% 86% 35% 9% 1% 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 19% 25% 63% 87% 26%
Somewhat likely 15% 15% 14% 25% 11% 9% 11% 24% 19% 9% 21% 14% 13% 16% 15% 20% 17% 13% 16% 16% 7% 4% 21% 17% 18% 11% 14% 5% 11% 12% 20% 8% 23% 11% 23% 35% 7% 30% 9% 19% 20% 15% 16% 9% 36% 15% 4% 9% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 7% 30% 23% 4% 14%
Not very likely 17% 16% 18% 22% 16% 11% 16% 27% 13% 13% 20% 17% 8% 22% 28% 30% 13% 19% 17% 15% 36% 8% 29% 15% 16% 16% 19% 10% 13% 22% 16% 15% 20% 26% 31% 33% 2% 17% 6% 18% 36% 18% 24% 2% 22% 47% 19% 11% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 25% 31% 10% 2% 17%
Not at all likely 16% 14% 18% 12% 16% 23% 18% 13% 13% 5% 27% 16% 6% 21% 37% 12% 14% 14% 12% 22% 13% 38% 18% 8% 15% 17% 23% 31% 18% 19% 10% 19% 18% 42% 21% 7% 3% 8% 8% 13% 22% 38% 11% 1% 4% 18% 71% 13% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 42% 8% 1% 6% 11%
Not sure 6% 6% 6% 7% 5% 7% 5% 12% 6% 1% 11% 5% 3% 7% 8% 20% 7% 5% 5% 3% 7% 13% 4% 6% 5% 6% 6% 15% 7% 4% 5% 5% 8% 5% 14% 6% 2% 9% 2% 4% 8% 14% 42% 2% 3% 10% 5% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 6% 5% 3% 0% 32%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval How closely have you followed news reports about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter? How important is the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop? How likely is it that Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son Hunter's overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China? If the media had fully reported the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, how likely is it that Joe Biden would have been elected president?
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 Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure
If the media had fully reported the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, how likely is it that Joe Biden would have been elected president? Very likely 29% 29% 29% 22% 33% 31% 30% 30% 26% 19% 43% 25% 19% 30% 57% 9% 24% 23% 25% 35% 49% 48% 33% 22% 24% 28% 43% 38% 34% 36% 18% 34% 32% 70% 42% 12% 7% 0% 25% 23% 39% 44% 15% 12% 12% 47% 77% 15% 12% 13% 44% 76% 32% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat likely 17% 17% 17% 30% 11% 10% 14% 23% 22% 11% 22% 17% 13% 19% 23% 28% 16% 23% 13% 21% 14% 8% 33% 17% 14% 19% 14% 6% 12% 21% 23% 10% 16% 16% 32% 30% 6% 30% 8% 27% 20% 15% 8% 8% 40% 21% 9% 14% 9% 35% 31% 9% 15% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Not very likely 25% 26% 24% 25% 26% 22% 24% 26% 25% 31% 16% 27% 30% 27% 7% 20% 26% 21% 28% 24% 26% 12% 12% 28% 30% 24% 21% 15% 24% 19% 27% 25% 26% 5% 11% 38% 38% 44% 24% 28% 25% 16% 45% 33% 36% 14% 2% 20% 33% 39% 15% 1% 13% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Not at all likely 23% 23% 23% 15% 25% 28% 25% 13% 21% 35% 11% 23% 33% 16% 10% 12% 24% 24% 28% 16% 7% 20% 19% 27% 25% 24% 16% 18% 22% 21% 26% 25% 14% 5% 4% 8% 44% 10% 40% 16% 7% 11% 14% 44% 4% 5% 7% 17% 42% 6% 3% 9% 2% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 7% 6% 8% 8% 5% 8% 7% 8% 6% 4% 9% 8% 6% 8% 4% 31% 10% 8% 5% 4% 4% 13% 3% 6% 7% 6% 7% 24% 8% 3% 6% 6% 13% 4% 11% 11% 5% 16% 3% 6% 10% 13% 17% 3% 8% 13% 5% 33% 4% 7% 7% 5% 38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Male 48%
Female 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 31%
40-64 46%
65+ 22%
  Total
LV's
Race White 67%
Black 13%
Other 20%
  Total
LV's
Party Republican 33%
Democrat 35%
Other 32%