If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003.

Public Content

Most Recent Releases

August 31, 2007

Giuliani 47% Clinton 44%; Clinton 48% Thompson 44%

Rudy Giuliani leads Hillary Clinton 47% to 44% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

White letter R on blue background
August 31, 2007

59% Say American Society Is Generally Fair and Decent

The proportion of voters who say American society is fair and decent has increased from 54% in July to 59% today.

August 30, 2007

48% Say Their Peers Willing to Vote for Woman President

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 76% of voters say they are willing to cast their Presidential vote for a woman.

August 30, 2007

54% Say Dems Likely to Nominate White Male

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been one-two in polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination since the campaign season begin.

August 29, 2007

Tancredo Trails Top Dems by Double Digits

GOP Congressman Tom Tancredo has a lot of catching up to do. The first Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey gauging support for Tancredo's long-shot presidential candidacy shows him trailing New York Senator Hillary Clinton by thirteen percentage points.

August 29, 2007

Just 2% See Congressional Performance As "Excellent," 45% Call It Poor

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey indicates that only 17% are able to say that the performance of Congress is Good (15%) or Excellent (2%).

White letter R on blue background
August 28, 2007

New York: Clinton Dominates Giuliani

In a race between two New York politicians, New York voters stay with the party line and prefer Hillary Clinton over Rudy Giuliani by a twenty-five point margin, 58% to 33%.

August 28, 2007

Pennsylvania: Clinton 45% Giuliani 44%

In a Pennsylvania match-up of the early frontrunners, it’s Hillary Clinton (D) 45% and Rudy Giuliani (R) 44%.

August 28, 2007

Missouri: Clinton Leads Four Republican Hopefuls By Single Digits

Looking ahead to Election 2008 in Missouri, Senator Hillary Clinton attracts between 46% and 48% of the vote when matched against four top Republican hopefuls.

August 28, 2007

Missouri Governor: Nixon (D) 46% Blunt (R) 43%

Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) has a three-point edge over Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) in an early look at the 2008 Governor’s race.

August 28, 2007

Illinois: Clinton Leads GOP Hopefuls By Ten, Obama Leads By 20

Hillary Clinton leads both Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson by nearly ten percentage points in Illinois.

August 27, 2007

Clinton Remains Frontrunner Despite Questions About Electability

August is shaping up like the previous several months in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

August 27, 2007

47% Say Iraq Like Vietnam, 44% Disagree

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that Americans are fairly evenly divided on the question of whether Iraq is like Vietnam.

August 27, 2007

Small Business Economic Confidence Falls in August

Economic confidence among small business owners fell in August after briefly rebounding last month as small business owners expressed less confidence in the economic conditions for their business and experienced more cash flow issues, according to the Discover(R) Small Business Watch(SM).

August 27, 2007

Reporters Missing What Matters In Race for Republican Nomination

In what may be the longest election coverage in history, a look at the Republican nomination process raises questions as to whether the reporters are paying attention to the things that really matter.

August 27, 2007

To Voters, It’s About the Issues

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 82% of voters say that a candidates position on the issues is Very Important. Experience in government is a distant second, considered Very Important by 44% of voters.

August 27, 2007

Edwards Now Leads Giuliani by Eight, Thompson by 14

Democratic Senator John Edwards now holds solid leads over the two leading Republican Presidential hopefuls.

August 25, 2007

20% Say Country Heading in Right Direction

Just 20% of American voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction while 74% say the nation has gotten off on the wrong track.

August 24, 2007

School Has Come Again

It’s that time of year yet again! Time for parents to stock up on supplies, pack lunches and send their children off to one of the most dreaded days of the year—the first day of school.

August 24, 2007

59% Give Thumbs Up to Summer of 2007

Six percent (6%) of Americans rate the summer of 2007 as the best ever and another 53% said this summer was good or excellent.