26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending December 17.
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December 21, 2015
December 19, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 19, 2015
The national Democratic Party is holding its third pre-primary debate this evening, safely tucked away from weeknight prime-time viewers.
December 18, 2015
Trump Change: Trump Treads Water This Week
Confidence that Donald Trump will be next year’s Republican presidential candidate is down slightly following the last GOP pre-primary debate of the year.
December 17, 2015
Hillary Meter: Voters Still Confident Clinton Going All The Way
Just before the Democrats’ third pre-primary debate Saturday night, Hillary Clinton remains comfortably ahead in the expectations game.
December 14, 2015
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending December 10.
December 12, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 12, 2015
Donald Trump appears to have defied the media and the political status quo once again.
December 11, 2015
Trump Change: ‘The Donald’ Moves Up Again This Week
Belief among Republicans that Donald Trump is their next likely presidential candidate continues to rise despite his condemnation by nearly all the other GOP candidates for proposing a temporary ban on immigrants from Muslim countries.
December 11, 2015
Belief That Terrorists Winning War On Terror Is Near Record High
Following the horrific attacks in Paris and California, belief that the terrorists are winning the War on Terror is near its highest level ever in regular surveying since 2004.
December 7, 2015
25% Say U.S. Heading in the Right Direction
Confidence in the direction of the country has fallen back again during the week of the terrorist mass shooting in San Bernadino, California.
December 5, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 5, 2015
When is terrorism not terrorism?
December 4, 2015
Trump Change: Trump’s Chances Continue To Improve
Donald Trump’s message still appears to resonate with Republican voters with his perceived chances to clinch the GOP presidential nomination up for the second straight survey. Belief among all voters that he will be the nominee is also up to its highest level since mid-October.
December 3, 2015
Congress Still Ranks Low in the Public's Eyes
Congress never comes close to ranking on Americans’ list of favorites, and this month is no different.
December 2, 2015
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Hits New 2015 Low
When tracking President Obama’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 can be seen in the graphics below.
December 1, 2015
Voters Still Want Changes in Obamacare
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is set to vote this week on whether to repeal the national health care law, but voters tend to think a piecemeal approach to fixing Obamacare is a better route than scrapping it altogether.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on November 29, 2015 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.
November 30, 2015
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week of Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 28, 2015
The Thanksgiving weekend gives us all a needed break to catch our breath from the world’s pressing events and to remind us what we are really thankful for. But Americans are also increasingly aware that some folks out there aren’t all that thankful for America.
November 23, 2015
25% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in the direction of the country has fallen back in the first full-week survey since the terror attacks in Paris.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending November 20.
November 21, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 21, 2015
President Obama is at odds with the American people again this week.
November 20, 2015
Trump Change: Trump’s Chances Up Again
Has Donald Trump's tough response to the massacres in Paris helped him regain some lost ground?
November 18, 2015
Hillary Meter: Clinton’s Chances Jump After Second Debate
Democratic voters are more convinced than they have been in months that Hillary Clinton will represent their party in next year’s presidential election.
