29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 September 10.
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September 14, 2015
September 12, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 12, 2015
Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan writes this week about the growing divide between the elites and those they govern, and there was more proof of it in our latest polls.
September 11, 2015
Trump Change: ‘The Donald’ Is Still the Odds-On Favorite
Donald Trump lost a little ground over the past week, according to Rasmussen Reports’ latest Trump Change survey.
September 10, 2015
Hate Congress, Love Your Congressman? Not Quite
Ratings for Congress’ overall performance have dipped, but voters are a bit more positive about their local representatives.
September 10, 2015
This 9/11, Voters See Terrorists As Winning
Fourteen years after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, concern that the terrorists have the upper hand in the ongoing War on Terror remains near a record high.
September 7, 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 September 3.
September 5, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 5, 2015
These are tense times racially, and Americans don’t think President Obama and some other top officials are helping with their repeated criticism of the police.
September 4, 2015
Trump Change: Trump Jumps Further Ahead
“The Donald” has moved even further ahead in the latest Trump Change survey.
September 2, 2015
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Falls to 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.
September 1, 2015
80% Rate Illegal Immigration A Serious Problem
Voters remain seriously worried about illegal immigration and still think stricter border control is the best way to stop it. But slightly fewer voters believe providing a pathway to citizenship will encourage more illegal immigrants to come.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on August 27 and 30, 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.
August 31, 2015
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 August 27.
August 29, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 29, 2015
The election is still well over a year away, but presidential politics are already in full play.
August 28, 2015
Trump Change: ‘The Donald’ Edges Higher
This week, Donald Trump made headlines with a political rally in a football stadium and his televised confrontation with Univision activist/commentator Jorge Ramos. Rasmussen Reports’ latest Trump Change survey shows belief that Trump will be the next Republican presidential nominee inching up among both GOP voters and voters in general.
August 26, 2015
No World-Class Schools Here at Home?
Voters still agree on the importance of a world-class education but also remain convinced that U.S. public schools don't provide one.
August 24, 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 August 20.
August 24, 2015
Voters Still See Dismal Future For Health Care System
Voters are less satisfied with the health care they personally receive and remain pessimistic that the national health care law will make the system any better.
August 22, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 22, 2015
Trump up, Hillary down?
August 21, 2015
Trump Change: Voters Rate His Chances
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has captured the public’s attention for better or worse, and his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, once seen as a pipe dream, is now a topic of serious discussion. So for the near future at least, Rasmussen Reports intends to track Trump’s race for the White House in a weekly Friday feature we’re calling Trump Change.
August 18, 2015
Hillary Meter Drops Dramatically
In the face of increasing legal questions about the safety of secrets on the private e-mail server she used as secretary of State and of a vigorous intraparty challenge from Bernie Sanders, belief that Hillary Clinton is likely to be next year's Democratic presidential nominee has dropped noticeably over the past month.
August 17, 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 ending August 13.
