What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 5, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 45%.
- The campaign for the White House remains close, as former President Donald Trump continues to hold a two-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Many voters believe the biggest job for the next president is protecting democracy, but they’re deeply divided over where the threat is coming from.
- For the first time, a majority of voters say they’ll cast their ballot before Election Day this year.
- She’s the most popular singer on the planet, but will Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris make a difference in the presidential election?
- Regardless of who they plan to vote for in November, slightly more voters expect former President Donald Trump to win, despite greater confidence among supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris.
- National unemployment was 8.7% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up from 8.4% last month and significantly more than double the 4.1% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.
- Hurricane Helene wrought devastation across the South this week, but most Americans don’t believe this year’s hurricane season has been worse than usual.
- The president earned a monthly job approval of 44% in September, unchanged from August.
- More Americans see economic opportunity than they did three years ago, but they’e still not as optimistic as they were when Donald Trump was president.
- Thirty-six percent (36%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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