Better for Congress to Block Bad Laws or Pass Good New Ones?
Congress’ performance ratings remain down in the dumps, but voters are slightly more likely these days to think Congress should be a little tougher on new legislation.
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June 8, 2015
June 6, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls -- Week Ending June 6, 2015
The race for president is getting so crowded that it seems like soon there may be more of them than there are of us.
June 4, 2015
Global Warming Still A Concern to Most Voters
President Obama recently told the graduating class of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that denying global warming undermines U.S. national security Concern about global warming is up from recent months, but voters still aren’t totally convinced that humans are to blame.
June 1, 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 May 28.
June 1, 2015
Obama’s Full-Month Job Approval Rating Slips 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.
June 1, 2015
Voters Still Say No to Obama’s Amnesty Plan
President Obama’s plan to exempt up to five million illegal immigrants from deportation continues to run into opposition in the court of public opinion, too. Just last week a federal appeals court continued the hold on Obama’s amnesty plan that was first imposed by a judge in February. The next stop is likely to be the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 30, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 30, 2015
Several of the biggest issues facing the nation are in court or on their way there, with many voters hoping judges will do what their elected representatives won’t do.
May 27, 2015
Voters Still Question Supreme Court's Political Biases
Several major rulings are expected heading into the final month of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term, including ones on same-sex marriage and President Obama's health care law, but few voters think the court is balanced politically.
May 25, 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 May 21.
May 25, 2015
Few Voters Favor Keeping Health Care Law As Is
Obamacare remains the law of the land, but most voters still want to make major changes in it or dump it completely.
May 23, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 23, 2015
Are U.S. troops headed back to Iraq? If so, voters don’t like it.
May 20, 2015
Voters Say They Aren't Getting Their Money's Worth From Schools
Even though few voters actually know how much the United States spends on education each year, they still don’t think they’re getting a good return on their investment.
May 18, 2015
29% Think 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 May 14.
May 18, 2015
More Voters See Need for U.S. To Be World's Top Cop
In his first major foreign policy speech since announcing his run for president, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida echoed the views of some of his Republican competitors that America must renew its military and moral leadership but stopped short of saying it should be the world’s policeman. More voters than ever think the U.S. military is overstretched these days, but slightly more also think America has a responsibility to maintain order globally.
May 16, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 16, 2015
Proposals on how to deal with the nation’s illegal immigration problem come in a variety of forms.
May 11, 2015
28% Think 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 May 7.
May 11, 2015
Most Voters Oppose Obamacare’s Insurance Requirement
Opposition to Obamacare’s requirement that every American have health insurance is over 50% for the first time in months, even as more voters report that someone in their family has purchased health insurance through one of the exchanges established under the new law.
May 9, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 9, 2015
As the Rolling Stones once told us, you can’t always get what you want. Voters know exactly what that means.
May 8, 2015
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 38%, Democrats 38%
Republicans and Democrats are now tied on the latest Generic Congressional Ballot.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending May 7 finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican candidate in their district's congressional race if the election were held today, while another 38% would choose the Democrat instead. Twenty-four percent (24%) prefer a third-party candidate or are undecided.
May 6, 2015
Voters Like Their Own Congressmen More
Congress’s ratings are still nothing to celebrate, but voters have a slightly more favorable opinion of their local representative.
