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June 12, 2025

55% Say Democrats Should Work With Trump

Voters give mixed reviews of President Donald Trump’s second term so far, but a majority reject the idea of Democrats in Congress completely opposing the president’s agendy.

June 12, 2025

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

June 11, 2025

Fewer Now Agree with SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

Three years after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, so that each state can determine its own laws regarding abortion, few voters approve of the decision.

June 10, 2025

Most Agree with Musk’s Slam on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is currently pending in the Senate, but a majority of voters agree with the spending bill’s most famous critic.

June 9, 2025

Mental Health: 20% Are Currently on Medication

Nearly a quarter of Americans have been diagnosed with mental health problems, and one-in-five are currently taking prescription medication for psychiatric conditions.

June 9, 2025

44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending June 5, 2025.

June 7, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

June 5, 2025

Elon Musk Gets Mixed Grades for His DOGE Tenure

In the wake of Elon Musk’s exit as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, nearly half of voters think DOGE failed at its mission of rooting out wasteful spending.

June 4, 2025

GOP House Speaker Remains Most Popular Congressional Leader

Rep. Mike Johnson’s tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives has seen its share of controversy, but he is still viewed more favorably than other leaders in Congress.

June 3, 2025

84% Side With Trump on Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Program

While many of President Donald Trump’s initiatives have been controversial, his vow to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is supported by a landslide majority of voters.

June 2, 2025

Trump Approval Up Two Points in May

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...

May 30, 2025

Trump Rated Better on Crime Issues

Voters rate President Donald Trump significantly better than his predecessor in terms of how he’s dealing with America’s crime problem.

May 29, 2025

57% Favor U.S. Military Action Against Iran’s Nukes

Voters are overwhelmingly concerned about Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and a majority would support an American military strike to end the threat.

 

May 28, 2025

Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Is Terrorism, Most Voters Say

About two-thirds of voters believe the recent fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers should be viewed as an act of terrorism.

May 27, 2025

‘Chemtrails’? 60% Support Laws to Ban ‘Weather Modification’

The belief that so-called “chemtrails” are secretly being used to change the weather is widely regarded as a conspiracy theory. But most voters favor legislation against such “geoengineering,” just in case.

May 27, 2025

63% Suspect Biden Had Cancer Long Before Diagnosis Announced

The recent announcement that former President Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer has many voters suspecting a cover-up.

May 23, 2025

Trump Rated Better on National Security

Voters rate President Donald Trump’s handling of national security issues much higher than they rated the previous White House occupant.

May 22, 2025

Democrats Have Slim Lead in Early 2026 Congressional Forecast

Although the next midterm elections are still more than a year away, a slender plurality of voters now favor the Democratic Party, which hopes to recapture a House majority in November 2026.

 

May 21, 2025

72% Say Cover-Up of Biden Decline a ‘Serious’ Scandal

Efforts by White House officials to conceal former President Joe Biden’s cognitive impairment constitute a serious scandal, according to a majority of voters who also believe the news media were part of the cover-up.

 

May 20, 2025

Ukraine: 50% Expect Trump to Get Peace Deal

Voters are almost evenly divided over how President Donald Trump is handling the war between Russia and Ukraine, with half saying he’s likely to succeed in getting a peace deal to end the war.