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51% Approve Maduro Capture

A narrow majority of voters approve of Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. military action that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

J.D. Vance’s Favorability Drops Sharply

Vice President J.D. Vance remains popular with Republicans, but his rating by other voters has declined significantly in the past four months.

Right Direction or Wrong Track

Forty-one percent (41%) 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 January 8, 2026.

Politics

Most Americans Don’t Expect Significant Inheritance

Inherited wealth hasn’t affected most Americans’ lives, and few see any chance it will happen in the future.

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51% Approve Maduro Capture

A narrow majority of voters approve of Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. military action that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

J.D. Vance’s Favorability Drops Sharply

Right Direction or Wrong Track

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

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Rasmussen Reports Unemployment Update

National unemployment was 8.3% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from last month from 8.0% last month and significantly more than the 4.6% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 16, 2025.