28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending November 12.
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November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015
Voters Already Worry They’re Not Safe From Terrorism
Voters remain less confident in their safety here at home than they have ever been, and that’s before the horrific weekend massacres by radical Islamic terrorists in Paris.
November 14, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 14, 2015
The Democratic presidential hopefuls face off again this weekend, but their debate isn’t likely to impact the race anymore than the latest Republican one did.
November 13, 2015
Trump Change: Trump Nomination Seen As Less Inevitable
Is Donald Trump starting to look less like a sure thing in the race for the Republican presidential nomination?
November 9, 2015
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending November 5.
November 9, 2015
Support Grows for State Enforcement of Immigration Laws
Most voters continue to believe the federal government is not interested in stopping illegal immigration, and support for state rather than federal enforcement of immigration laws is now at its highest level in several years.
November 7, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 7, 2015
No matter what some elected officials tell them, Americans just aren’t buying the need for a lot more gun control.
November 6, 2015
Trump Change: Most GOP Voters Still See Trump As Likely Nominee
It still looks like a “Donald” world as far as most Republican voters are concerned.
The latest Rasmussen Reports weekly Trump Change survey finds that 64% of Likely Republican Voters think Donald Trump is likely to be the GOP presidential nominee next year, but 33% still consider that outcome unlikely. This includes 19% who say a Trump nomination is Very Likely and 10% who consider it Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
November 2, 2015
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 October 29.
November 2, 2015
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Ratings Hold Steady in October
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.
October 31, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 31, 2015
Right now voters look at the presidential race and think they’re damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
October 30, 2015
Trump Change: Most Still See ‘The Donald’ On Track
Most Republicans still believe Donald Trump is the man to beat for their party’s presidential nomination in 2016.
The latest Rasmussen Reports Trump Change national telephone survey finds that 56% of Likely Republican Voters think Trump is likely to be the GOP nominee, with 30% who say it is Very Likely. Thirty-four percent (34%) disagree, including 10% who feel a Trump nomination is Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
October 28, 2015
Most Say Hard Work Doesn't Pay
Hard work used to be synonymous with some degree of success, but most voters think the economy now frowns on those who work hard in this country.
October 26, 2015
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 October 23.
October 26, 2015
Support for Obamacare’s Insurance Mandate Continues to Fall
One of the central tenets of the new national health care law is that every American must have health insurance, but support for that requirement has fallen to its lowest level in Rasmussen Reports’ polling to date.
October 24, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 24, 2015
Ronald Reagan famously declared in the 1980s that it was “morning in America,” and Americans believed. Not anymore.
October 23, 2015
Trump Change: More GOP Voters Than Ever Say He’s The Man
Bang! More Republicans than ever think Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee next year.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of Likely Republican Voters believe Trump is likely to end up as the GOP nominee, with 34% who say it is Very Likely. The overall finding is a 16-point jump from a week ago and up eight points from Trump’s previous high among Republicans of 66% in early September. This is also the highest number to date who see a Trump nomination as Very Likely.
October 23, 2015
Voters Don’t Hold Much Hope For America’s Future
Belief among voters that America’s best days are still to come now hovers near its lowest level this year.
October 21, 2015
Most Still Oppose Obama’s Anti-Deportation Plan
President Obama’s plan to exempt millions of illegal immigrants from deportation still remains on hold courtesy of the federal courts, and that’s fine with most voters. While voters continue to view hard-working newcomers favorably, they aren’t as sure hard work is what they have in mind.
October 19, 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 October 15.
