Most Americans Pass Mock Citizenship Test
“Contrary to popular opinion, Americans are not all about the Benjamins. Most respondents are unable to answer the role Ben Franklin played as a founding father.”
In a citizenship test asked of roughly 2,000 Americans, Ipsos found that a majority (84%) would pass with a score of at least 60%.
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More Republicans (40%) got an “A” on the citizenship test than Democrats (33%) and Independents (35%).
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Older respondents did best, with people 55+ getting an average of 4.2 correct answers out of 5. People 35-54 had an average score of 3.7 and millennials did worst with an average score of 3.3.
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Midwesterners proved to be most apt with an average score of 4, scoring better than people in the Northeast (average score of 3.7), South (average score of 3.7) and the West (average score of 3.8).
POLITICAL TRENDS
- More Republicans (40%) got an “A” on the citizenship test than Democrats (33%) and Independents (35%).
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
- Older respondents did best, with people 55+ getting an average of 4.2 correct answers out of 5. People 35-54 had an average score of 3.7 and millennials did worst with an average score of 3.3.
- Midwesterners proved to be most apt with an average score of 4, scoring better than people in the Northeast (average score of 3.7), South (average score of 3.7) and the West (average score of 3.8).
