33% of Voters Will Watch A Lot of Campaign Coverage
Five percent (5%) of American voters say they will watch all of the Democratic National Convention on television.
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October 21, 2005
January 6, 2005
The GOP Generation
This is "not the result of a single election which the Republicans won by three percentage points. President Bush is in a position to close a sale with American voters that was first proposed by Ronald Reagan a generation ago... Republicans have gained ground in Congress under four of the last five Presidents."
January 1, 2005
Election 2004 Bush-Kerry Tracking Poll
President George W. Bush won the popular vote on November 2 by a 50.7% to 48.2% margin over Senator John Kerry. The final Rasmussen Reports projection had shown the President winning 50.2% to 48.5%.
December 2, 2004
State-by-State Actual Results vs. Rasmussen Reports™ Polls
The final, certified, results of Election 2004 show that President George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote while Senator John Kerry earned 48.3%. Those figures are very close to the final Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll. We projected the President would win 50.2% to 48.5%.
December 2, 2004
State-by-State Actual Results vs. Rasmussen Reports™ Polls
The final, certified, results of Election 2004 show that President George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote while Senator John Kerry earned 48.3%. Those figures are very close to the final Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll. We projected the President would win 50.2% to 48.5%.
December 1, 2004
44% Rate Bush Good/Excellent on Iraq
Three weeks following the battle for Fallujah, 44% voters rate President Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq good or excellent while 41% say he is doing a poor job in this area. That's unchanged from a week ago.
November 3, 2004
State-by-state actual results vs. RR polls
Throughout the campaign Rasmussen Reports projected the results of the Presidential campaign in 27 individual states.
November 2, 2004
Electoral College Viewers Guide
Heading into Election Day, George W. Bush has the lead in states with 222 Electoral Votes while John Kerry leads in states with 186. Eleven states with 130 Electoral Votes remain in the Toss-Up column.
November 1, 2004
Election 2004: Month-by-Month
Data from 269 days of Rasmussen Reports Tracking Polls provides a reminder of just how close the campaign has been all year... and for how long it has been so painfully close.
October 31, 2004
New Jersey: Kerry 53% Bush 41%
The latest Rasmussen Reports New Jersey survey finds Senator Kerry with 53% of the vote while President Bush earns 41%. The Garden State appeared to be in play for a period of time following the Republican National Convention, but it now appears safely back in the Democrats' column. It will remain as a "Leans Kerry" for our Electoral College projection.
October 30, 2004
Electoral College Projections
Three days to go and the latest Rasmussen Reports Electoral College projection shows George W. Bush with 222 Electoral Votes and John Kerry with 186. There are now eleven states with 130 Electoral Votes in the Toss-Up category.
October 30, 2004
Michigan: Kerry 50% Bush 47%
In Michigan, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 50% of the vote and President Bush with 47%. Four years ago, Al Gore won the state with a solid 51% to 46% margin of victory.
Kerry has been consistently ahead in our daily Michigan Tracking Poll provided to Premium Members. However, his lead has declined recently and been smaller than five percentage points for three consecutive days. As a result, Michigan moves back to "Toss-Up" status for our Electoral College projections.
October 29, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry on Economy and War
The War on Terror and the economy have been and remain the fundamental issues of Election 2004. We have tracked voter preference on these issues every week since January.
October 29, 2004
Florida: Bush 50% Kerry 45%
In Florida, the most infamous Toss-Up State of Election 2000, President George Bush has the lead heading into the final weekend of Election 2004.
October 28, 2004
Battleground States
In the sixteen-Battleground States that are likely to determine the winner of Election 2004, it's as close as it can be--President Bush has 48.0% of the vote and Senator Kerry has 47.5%.
October 28, 2004
In SD Senate Race, Thune 49% Daschle 46%
In the South Dakota Senate race, former Congressman John Thune attracts 49% of the vote while Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle earns 46%.
October 27, 2004
Arizona: Bush 50% Kerry 45%
In Arizona, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds President George W. Bush with 50% of the vote and Senator John Kerry with 45%. Libertarian Michael Badnarik attracts 3% of the state's vote.
October 27, 2004
Generation Jones Women are Swing Voters
Since July, 40-49 yr. old (Generation Jones) women have vacillated more than other generations of women between John Kerry and George W. Bush.
October 27, 2004
New Mexico: Bush 48% Kerry 44%
In New Mexico, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds President George W. Bush with 48% of the vote and Senator John Kerry with 44%. Ralph Nader has 2% of the vote and Libertarian Michael Badnarik has 1%.
October 26, 2004
Bush-Kerry Favorables
President Bush is viewed favorably by 52% of American voters. Forty-seven percent (47%) have an unfavorable opinion of the President.
The latest Kerry numbers are 51% favorable and 48% unfavorable. Last week, they were 50% and 49% respectively.
