Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
August 15, 2025: Sixty percent (60%) of voters say U.S. military operations should be solely controlled by U.S. military officials. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 25% say NATO should be given more responsibility and authority over operations involving U.S. troops.
The survey also found that 46% say, when it comes to public health and pandemic responses, the World Health Organization should be given more authority to set rules for the Unites States to follow. Forty-three percent (43%) say rules should be set by U.S. officials.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 4-5, 2025. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
When it comes to foreign policy, should NATO be given more responsibility and authority over operations involving U.S. troops, or should U.S. military operations be solely controlled by U.S. military officials?
- 25%-NATO should be given more responsibility and authority over operations involving U.S. troops
- 60%-U.S. military operations should be solely controlled by U.S. military officials
- 15%-Not sure
When it comes to public health and pandemic responses, should the World Health Organization be given more authority to set rules for the United States to follow? Or should those rules be set by U.S. officials?
- 46%-The World Health Organization should be given more authority to set rules for the United States to follow
- 43%-Rules should be set by U.S. officials
- 11%-Not sure
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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- August 13, 2025-37% of voters say the U.S. should be required to follow international agreements, such as the Paris climate accords, even if they have not been ratified by the Senate
- August 12, 2025-President Donald Trump signed 15 executive orders in July
- August 11, 2025-48% of voters say the United Nations supports America’s interests
- August 8, 2025-41% of voters say artificial intelligence (AI) poses a serious threat to America’s national security
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