What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 7, 2018
President Trump’s policies were making waves beyond our borders this week, and voters like most of what they saw.
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April 7, 2018
April 5, 2018
Trump Up on Immigration, Still Better Than Obama
President Trump recently announced his plan to send military troops to the Mexican border to help prevent illegal immigration until his border wall is built. Just over a year into his term, voters see Trump’s handling of immigration as a mixed bag, but that’s better than how they felt about Obama.
April 3, 2018
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Slips in March
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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
April 2, 2018
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 29.
March 31, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending on March 31, 2018
Recent news reports say U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a Utah federal prosecutor looking into allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and FBI. But most TV news outlets have spent much of the week focused on the claims associated with porn star Stormy Daniels’ alleged sexual relationship with Donald Trump 12 years ago.
March 29, 2018
Most Think Trump Too Confrontational As a Leader
Republicans continue to like President Trump's kind of leadership, while Democrats and unaffiliated voters believe he’s too confrontational.
March 26, 2018
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 22.
March 24, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 24, 2018
Consciously or not, President Trump’s sights fixed on East Asia this week as he tapped Ambassador John Bolton, a hawk on dealings with North Korea and Iran, to replace outgoing National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.
March 19, 2018
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 15.
March 17, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 17, 2018
Churn in the Trump administration continued apace this week highlighted by a Cabinet-level shift in which President Trump moved CIA Director Mike Pompeo to the State Department as a replacement for ousted Secretary Rex Tillerson, with Deputy Director Gina Haspel replacing Pompeo at CIA.
March 12, 2018
37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 8.
March 10, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 10, 2018
The job market is breaking records; economic confidence is flying high; North Korea’s asking for peace talks – and President Trump’s job approval ratings appear to be heading downward. Go figure.
March 7, 2018
Gap Between Dems, GOP Narrows Slightly on Generic Ballot
Voters started the year favoring the Democrats, and while the party still leads, more voters are pulling for the Republicans as midterm elections get closer.
March 5, 2018
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 1.
March 5, 2018
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Jumps in February
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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
March 3, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 3, 2018
It was just another week in Trumpsylvania, with politics as usual coloring voters’ reactions.
February 26, 2018
37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending February 22.
February 24, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 24, 2018
President Trump closed the week with his highest favorability rating since mid-June of last year while the finger-pointing continues over the latest school massacre.
February 20, 2018
Voters Don’t Think Congress Will Fix the Big Problems
Most voters continue to believe the Republican-led Congress is doing a poor job, perhaps in part because they lack faith that lawmakers will do anything about the biggest issues facing the country.
February 19, 2018
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending February 15.
