What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 44%.
- Despite recent criticism of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a majority of voters still have a positive opinion of the agency.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson’s talk about “drastically” reducing the federal government is popular with voters, although they’re not sure the new Congress will actually follow through.
- With Republicans now controlling both houses of Congress and Donald Trump preparing to become President, voters are divided along partisan lines about whether this will improve life for the average American.
- Most voters say nothing President Joe Biden did during the past four years helped them, and nearly half believe he ranks among America’s worst presidents.
- As he prepares for his second term in the White House, most voters think Donald Trump is doing a good job with the presidential transition.
- Economic confidence decreased to 103.4 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly four points lower than December.
- The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for December increased to 92.4, up nearly two points from 90.6 in November.
- The movies and TV shows produced by the Walt Disney Company aren’t as good as they used to be, according to almost half of Americans.
- A key measure of economic optimism has risen significantly since this time last year.
- Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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