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‘TwitterGate’? 63% Want FBI’s Social Media Activity Investigated - Demographics

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National Survey of 900 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted December 19-21, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the FBI? How likely is it that the FBI encouraged social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to “suppress, silence, or reduce the reach of certain political speech and speakers”? Should Congress investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites? Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There is "a group of politicized thugs at the top of the FBI who are using the FBI ... as Joe Biden's personal Gestapo"?
LV's Male Female 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Other Democrat Republican 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 favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Yes No Not sure Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Not sure
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the FBI? Very favorable 20% 22% 17% 18% 21% 19% 21% 20% 13% 33% 10% 14% 17% 22% 24% 6% 13% 15% 20% 27% 24% 24% 28% 23% 12% 17% 27% 16% 33% 22% 19% 19% 13% 56% 12% 9% 1% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 12% 28% 48% 15% 12% 38% 22% 16% 8% 13% 37% 5%
Somewhat favorable 30% 26% 34% 34% 29% 28% 30% 28% 33% 41% 24% 26% 17% 38% 47% 22% 31% 34% 28% 31% 40% 17% 24% 25% 29% 34% 31% 30% 29% 30% 40% 25% 25% 30% 64% 38% 14% 39% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 9% 49% 54% 27% 43% 21% 43% 52% 11% 37% 31% 50% 37%
Somewhat unfavorable 20% 21% 19% 25% 19% 15% 19% 17% 23% 11% 22% 27% 22% 21% 14% 19% 24% 24% 13% 22% 15% 23% 11% 26% 25% 18% 15% 19% 19% 19% 16% 21% 25% 8% 16% 34% 27% 2% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 21% 29% 15% 9% 15% 25% 13% 9% 15% 42% 39% 7% 20%
Very unfavorable 26% 27% 24% 13% 28% 36% 26% 25% 25% 10% 40% 28% 41% 16% 8% 23% 29% 23% 33% 17% 20% 17% 27% 22% 27% 28% 24% 4% 16% 27% 20% 34% 24% 3% 3% 14% 54% 4% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 54% 4% 2% 9% 4% 39% 3% 3% 56% 11% 12% 3% 13%
Not sure 5% 4% 6% 11% 2% 2% 3% 10% 6% 5% 5% 5% 2% 4% 7% 29% 3% 4% 5% 3% 0% 20% 9% 4% 6% 4% 3% 31% 4% 2% 5% 2% 13% 3% 4% 5% 4% 55% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 1% 5% 1% 6% 22% 3% 3% 14% 2% 2% 5% 3% 26%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the FBI? How likely is it that the FBI encouraged social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to “suppress, silence, or reduce the reach of certain political speech and speakers”? Should Congress investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites? Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There is "a group of politicized thugs at the top of the FBI who are using the FBI ... as Joe Biden's personal Gestapo"?
LV's Male Female 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Other Democrat Republican 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 favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Yes No Not sure Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Not sure
How likely is it that the FBI encouraged social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to “suppress, silence, or reduce the reach of certain political speech and speakers”? Very likely 43% 51% 35% 32% 48% 46% 44% 37% 41% 30% 55% 44% 69% 30% 15% 19% 45% 38% 47% 43% 39% 34% 46% 41% 46% 40% 46% 7% 47% 49% 37% 50% 32% 28% 11% 29% 72% 4% 32% 13% 45% 90% 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 64% 9% 4% 85% 45% 12% 5% 19%
Somewhat likely 20% 18% 21% 31% 15% 13% 18% 16% 26% 22% 21% 16% 15% 22% 25% 21% 20% 28% 11% 23% 31% 10% 21% 25% 14% 22% 14% 46% 23% 21% 25% 11% 23% 15% 36% 22% 15% 15% 12% 32% 29% 3% 22% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 21% 14% 24% 8% 42% 33% 17% 21%
Not very likely 18% 17% 19% 20% 17% 16% 16% 24% 19% 22% 9% 23% 7% 26% 28% 16% 19% 18% 19% 17% 14% 17% 18% 19% 18% 17% 19% 16% 16% 15% 21% 16% 21% 25% 30% 37% 5% 0% 26% 32% 13% 2% 5% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 7% 44% 29% 4% 6% 39% 38% 11%
Not at all likely 9% 7% 10% 4% 11% 10% 10% 9% 5% 12% 6% 7% 3% 11% 17% 0% 5% 8% 11% 10% 7% 8% 6% 7% 4% 10% 11% 0% 8% 6% 8% 11% 7% 21% 7% 3% 2% 6% 21% 8% 4% 3% 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 2% 27% 7% 2% 1% 4% 26% 1%
Not sure 11% 7% 15% 12% 8% 15% 11% 14% 9% 14% 10% 9% 7% 11% 15% 44% 10% 9% 12% 7% 8% 31% 9% 7% 17% 10% 10% 31% 6% 9% 10% 12% 17% 11% 15% 10% 6% 74% 9% 16% 9% 2% 51% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 7% 7% 36% 2% 6% 12% 14% 48%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the FBI? How likely is it that the FBI encouraged social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to “suppress, silence, or reduce the reach of certain political speech and speakers”? Should Congress investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites? Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There is "a group of politicized thugs at the top of the FBI who are using the FBI ... as Joe Biden's personal Gestapo"?
LV's Male Female 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Other Democrat Republican 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 favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Yes No Not sure Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Not sure
Should Congress investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites? Yes 63% 68% 59% 67% 63% 59% 63% 58% 68% 52% 75% 63% 85% 50% 42% 48% 68% 57% 62% 68% 65% 57% 68% 66% 62% 68% 56% 38% 67% 80% 61% 61% 57% 41% 47% 56% 88% 41% 40% 44% 79% 96% 42% 94% 67% 23% 18% 38% 100% 0% 0% 93% 82% 57% 20% 52%
No 22% 20% 23% 18% 23% 24% 22% 21% 20% 27% 13% 25% 9% 31% 36% 8% 14% 26% 25% 20% 24% 16% 23% 19% 20% 19% 29% 32% 20% 12% 26% 24% 19% 41% 32% 23% 5% 0% 43% 31% 14% 3% 15% 4% 15% 53% 69% 13% 0% 100% 0% 5% 10% 23% 53% 10%
Not sure 15% 11% 18% 15% 14% 17% 15% 21% 11% 20% 12% 12% 6% 18% 22% 44% 18% 17% 12% 12% 11% 27% 9% 16% 18% 13% 15% 31% 13% 8% 14% 15% 23% 18% 21% 21% 7% 59% 17% 25% 7% 2% 43% 1% 18% 24% 13% 49% 0% 0% 100% 2% 9% 20% 26% 38%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Income Education Employment Biden Approval Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the FBI? How likely is it that the FBI encouraged social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to “suppress, silence, or reduce the reach of certain political speech and speakers”? Should Congress investigate whether the FBI was involved in censoring information on social media sites? Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There is "a group of politicized thugs at the top of the FBI who are using the FBI ... as Joe Biden's personal Gestapo"?
LV's Male Female 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Other Democrat Republican 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 favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure Yes No Not sure Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Not sure
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There is "a group of politicized thugs at the top of the FBI who are using the FBI ... as Joe Biden's personal Gestapo"? Strongly agree 37% 44% 30% 26% 42% 40% 39% 30% 33% 24% 52% 34% 63% 20% 12% 18% 44% 30% 35% 42% 35% 32% 50% 33% 41% 36% 35% 20% 40% 45% 29% 42% 32% 24% 11% 11% 64% 6% 31% 13% 28% 80% 17% 73% 15% 8% 7% 6% 54% 9% 6% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat agree 16% 17% 16% 28% 11% 13% 15% 18% 20% 11% 20% 18% 19% 17% 12% 14% 10% 22% 17% 13% 25% 14% 17% 18% 16% 17% 16% 0% 22% 17% 19% 14% 12% 4% 20% 28% 21% 6% 7% 20% 35% 7% 8% 17% 35% 6% 1% 8% 21% 7% 9% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Somewhat disagree 9% 8% 10% 19% 4% 6% 6% 18% 15% 10% 6% 11% 5% 13% 11% 23% 8% 13% 9% 9% 1% 12% 11% 18% 5% 9% 4% 30% 8% 12% 10% 5% 15% 5% 15% 31% 4% 19% 6% 9% 18% 4% 10% 3% 15% 20% 4% 10% 8% 10% 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Strongly disagree 29% 23% 34% 15% 34% 35% 32% 21% 23% 48% 10% 27% 6% 38% 62% 5% 28% 26% 29% 31% 35% 22% 15% 20% 26% 29% 41% 23% 29% 17% 31% 33% 27% 64% 44% 19% 2% 4% 55% 47% 11% 3% 17% 4% 25% 60% 86% 36% 9% 70% 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 9% 7% 11% 12% 9% 6% 9% 12% 9% 7% 12% 9% 7% 12% 4% 40% 10% 9% 11% 5% 3% 19% 7% 10% 11% 9% 5% 28% 2% 9% 12% 6% 14% 3% 10% 10% 10% 64% 2% 11% 9% 5% 48% 4% 10% 6% 1% 39% 8% 4% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Male 48%
Female 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 32%
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%