Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but they are more evenly divided on several issues, including immigration.
For the second straight week, 33% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican candidates now hold a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
For the first time in over a year of regular polling, voters nationwide say Republicans in Congress are acting more partisan than congressional Democrats.
In April, the number of adults not affiliated with either major party increased by 1.6 percentage points, while the number identifying themselves as Republicans decreased 1.3 percentage points. This marks the lowest level for Republicans since July 2008. The number of Democrats remained relatively constant, compared to last month.
Civil rights concerns raised by Arizona’s recently passed immigration law are a hot topic in the news, but 71% of U.S. voters continue to believe American society is generally fair and decent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twenty-one percent (21%) feel American society is unfair and discriminatory.
Republican candidates now hold a six-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, the narrowest gap between the two parties this year.
Forty-two percent (42%) of voters nationwide now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
Following passage of the national health care plan, 29% of U.S. voters say that, over the past year, Congress has passed legislation that will significantly improve life in America, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's up 11 points from last month and the highest level measured since early November 2007.
Thirty-three percent (33%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, tying the GOP's high for the year recorded the second week in March and their biggest lead in nearly three years of weekly tracking.
Following Congress' passage of the health care bill, voters view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi more favorably than they have in months. Voter opinions of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader John Boehner are up slightly, too, after all three scored record unfavorable ratings the month before.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
For the second straight week, Republican candidates hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
As President Obama prepares to nominate a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 39% of voters nationwide believe the Supreme Court is too liberal. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 25% think the high court is too conservative, and 27% feel the court’s ideological balance is about right.
Voters now rate government ethics and corruption as the most important issue regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. This is the second time in two years this issue has edged the economy and also marks the highest percentage of voters who have ever rated it most important.
Thirty-three percent (33%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
For the second straight week, 35% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on nine out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the gap between the two parties has grown narrower on several of them.
