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 June 25.
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June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015
Voters Want to Get Tough on Those Who Hire, House Illegal Immigrants
Most voters continue to believe the federal government is a supporter, not an opponent, of illegal immigration, and even more are in favor of imposing tougher sanctions on those who hire or rent property to those who are in this country illegally.
June 27, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 25, 2015
The shooting massacre at a black church by a young white supremacist in Charleston, South Carolina late last week was a tragic development in the nation’s ongoing conversation on race relations. Following the shooting, several prominent politicians - including Republican Governor Nikki Haley - called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state’s capitol grounds.
Sixty percent (60%) of Likely U.S. Voters agree with this view and say the Confederate flag should not be flown at South Carolina’s statehouse. However, voters are more divided as to what the flag means: 43% say it symbolizes Southern heritage, while 39% say it symbolizes hatred. There’s a sharp difference of opinion between white and black voters on this question.
June 25, 2015
This Week in Polling: Voters Split on Gay Marriage But 33% Said Laws Should Be a State Decision
Fewer voters than ever now see marriage as a civil institution, and they’re still fairly torn on the issue of gay marriage.
June 24, 2015
Marriage Seen as Less Civil, More Religious
Fewer voters than ever now see marriage as a civil institution, and they’re still fairly torn on the issue of gay marriage.
June 22, 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 June 18.
June 22, 2015
Should Free Market Preside Over Health Care?
When it comes to health care reform, voters continue to think an overall reduction in costs is more important than guaranteeing that everyone has insurance -- but they would prefer that the government keep their hands off and leave it up to some healthy competition to solve the problem.
June 20, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls -- Week Ending June 20, 2015
Another week, another wave of campaign launches for the crowded Republican field in 2016.
June 19, 2015
Which is More Important: Economic Growth or Fairness?
Voters say that economic growth is more important than economic fairness and they give a thumbs up to policies that expand the economy over policies that promote fairness.
June 15, 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 June 11.
June 15, 2015
Voters Think the Terrorists Winning
More voters than ever now say the terrorists are winning the War on Terror.
June 13, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 13, 2015
Some Americans think this checks-and-balances thing is overrated.
June 8, 2015
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 June 4.
June 8, 2015
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.
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.
