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December 23, 2024

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 19, 2024.

December 23, 2024

UFOs? Many Not Sure About New Jersey Drone Sightings

Americans have different ideas about reports that swarms of unidentified drones are flying over New Jersey.

December 23, 2024

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Sponsored by Miranda Devine's ”THE BIG GUY: How a President and His Son Sold Out America". Monday shows...

December 21, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

December 20, 2024

Most Voters Expect Senate Confirmation for Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Regardless of how they view President-elect Donald Trump’s choices in staffing his incoming administration, a majority of voters think the Senate will confirm his Cabinet picks.

December 19, 2024

Voters Slightly More Confident Trump and Congress Can Work Together

A majority of voters are optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will be able to work better with Congress than President Joe Biden did.

December 18, 2024

27% View CEO’s Murder as ‘Understandable’

Most voters condemn the recent murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and consider it likely the crime could inspire “copycat” killings.

December 17, 2024

Fewer Voters View U.N. Favorably

The United Nations has suffered a significant decline in the eyes of American voters in recent years.

December 16, 2024

COVID Cover-Up? Voters Are Suspicious

Now that a court has ordered the release of COVID-19 vaccine trials, most voters suspect there’s been a cover-up.

December 13, 2024

Syria Raises Concern for Many Voters

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria could give way to rule by Islamic radicals, most American voters believe.

December 12, 2024

Is Trump Seeking Retribution or Accountability?

Donald Trump was elected president after a campaign during which he frequently said that various officials, including Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, should be prosecuted and punished for wrongdoing. Voters are divided over what it would mean if Trump keeps those promises.

December 11, 2024

58% Disapprove of Pardon for Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden’s decision to issue a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden has tarnished the president’s legacy, most voters believe.

December 10, 2024

Kamala Harris 2028? Not a Good Idea, Most Voters Say

Even though most voters don’t blame Kamala Harris for Democrats losing the 2024 election, they also don’t think she’s the best choice for Democrats in the next election.

December 9, 2024

Pam Bondi: Trump’s AG Pick Big Winner With GOP Voters

Donald Trump’s choice of Pam Bondi to be America’s next Attorney General gets a very positive reaction from Republican voters.

December 6, 2024

Yes, Trump Has a Mandate, Most Voters Believe

Winning both the popular vote and the Electoral College makes the 2024 election a mandate for Donald Trump to implement his policy agenda, according to a majority of voters.

December 5, 2024

GOP Voters Strongly Back Hegseth

Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense has ignited fierce opposition, but Republican voters overwhelmingly think Hegseth deserves Senate confirmation.

December 4, 2024

44% Have No Opinion of John Thune

There’s good news and bad news for Sen. John Thune. The good news is, few voters have a negative opinion of him. The bad news for the incoming Senate Majority Leader is that most voters don’t seem to know who he is.

December 3, 2024

49% Favor J6 Riot Pardons on Case-by-Case Basis

Donald Trump has indicated he will pardon participants in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, and nearly half of voters approve – within limits.

December 2, 2024

53% Now View Trump Favorably

As he prepares to become president for the second time, Donald Trump is viewed more favorably now than he was before first taking office.

November 27, 2024

Fewer Have Election Cheating Concerns for 2024

Four years after many of Donald Trump’s supporters accused Joe Biden of cheating his way into the White House, fewer voters suspect election shenanigans this time around.