At the State of the Union address, some Democrats and Republicans sat together to encourage more political civility, but when it comes to policy making, few voters are confident of much cooperation between the two parties.
The number of American Adults identifying themselves as Republicans in January fell roughly a percentage-point-and-a-half from December to 35.4%. Also in January, the number calling themselves Democrats inched up just over one point to 35.0%.
Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 30, 2011.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 23. That’s up two points from last week but consistent with findings since early November.
There's a new Congress in town, but it still has a way to go to convince voters it's not more of the same.
Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 23, 2011, their smallest lead since the first week of December.
In the first survey since John Boehner was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, favorable ratings for the Ohio congressman have risen to their highest levels to date. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now House minority leader, remains the most unpopular congressional leader as she has been for the past two years.
House Republicans are proposing to follow their repeal of the national health care bill with billions in spending cuts, and most voters continue to favor a government that offers fewer services and lower taxes.
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 9. That's down a point from last week and back to levels found in early December.
Republicans officially assumed control of the U.S. House of Representatives this month, and voters now trust the GOP more than Democrats on all 10 of the most important issues regularly surveyed by Rasmussen Reports including the economy, health care, taxes and national security.
After holding double-digit leads for the past two weeks, Republicans lead Democrats by eight points on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 16, 2011.
With the start of the New Year, voters are slightly more optimistic about the future of America than they have been for most of 2011.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely Voters say the country's best days are in the future, up from 32% last month and the highest level measured since mid-February of last year. Forty-four percent (44%) feel America's best days are in the past, while another 18% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on January 11-12, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology.
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 9. That's down a point from last week and back to levels found in early December.
Republicans hold an 11-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 9, 2011. That’s up one point from last week and six points from the week before. It's the widest gap between the two parties since right before Election Day.
In the first survey conducted since Justice Elena Kagan has actively participated in U.S. Supreme Court hearings, 38% of Likely Voters say the high court is doing a good or excellent job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% give the Supreme Court a poor rating on their job performance.
In the first survey conducted since Justice Elena Kagan has actively participated in U.S. Supreme Court hearings, 38% of Likely Voters say the high court is doing a good or excellent job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% give the Supreme Court a poor rating on their job performance.
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 2. That's down four points from last week and back to levels found a month ago.
Voters still show little confidence in how America is fighting the War on Terror.
With a new Congress scheduled to swing into action this week, the number of voters who rate the economy as a Very Important issue has reached its highest level since early August 2008.
Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 2, 2011. That’s a five-point jump from last week, but it's far from clear if the findings mark a real upswing in GOP support as the new Congress convenes or are just statistical noise.
