30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 30, 2021.
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January 3, 2022
January 3, 2022
Biden Ends 2021 With Low Monthly Approval
When tracking President Biden’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 for Biden’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
January 3, 2022
50% of Voters Say Capitol Riot Was ‘Threat to Democracy’
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot. Half of voters believe the riot by some supporters of former President Donald Trump was a threat to democracy, and most Democrats believe it was a conspiracy involving GOP officials.
December 31, 2021
New Year’s Eve: Most Americans Will Welcome 2022 With a Kiss
The majority of Americans will spend New Year’s Eve at home, and most of them have someone to kiss at midnight.
December 31, 2021
Americans Rate 2021 One of the Worst Years Ever
It’s New Year’s Eve and Americans are ready to say good-bye and good riddance to 2021.
December 31, 2021
Plague-Year Immigrants Headed to Trump Country By Michael Barone
I want to add a few notes to my Christmas weekend column on the Census Bureau's July 2021 state population estimates and what stories they tell about growth and decline in the first 15 months of the coronavirus pandemic.
December 31, 2021
Biden's Staring into the Abyss -- and So Are We By Patrick J. Buchanan
"'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul," wrote Emily Dickinson. "And sore must be the storm / That could abash the little Bird / That kept so many warm."
December 30, 2021
Less Than Half Will Make New Year’s Resolutions
Planning to do better in 2022? You’re in the minority, as most Americans won’t be making New Year’s resolutions, but those who do expect to keep them.
December 29, 2021
After a Bad Financial Year, Few Americans Think 2022 Will Be Better
Nearly half of Americans say their personal finances got worse this year, and only a third expect improvement in 2022.
December 29, 2021
Voters Worried About Russia’s Threat to Ukraine
Amid reports of a massive Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border, nearly four-in-five American voters are concerned about a possible invasion, and most think President Joe Biden has been less aggressive toward Russia.
December 28, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending December 23, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 19-23, 2021, increased to 90.2 up more than two points from 87.8 two weeks earlier. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day last year, and reached a record low of 82.3 in late March.
December 28, 2021
Most Voters Give Biden ‘Poor’ Rating on Crime, Immigration
President Joe Biden is doing a poor job on both immigration and crime, according to a majority of voters.
December 28, 2021
The Trump Economic Record Looks Better Every Day by Stephen Moore
When running against Donald Trump for president, Joe Biden often made the now-ironic charge that any president who has allowed so many deaths from COVID-19 should never be in the White House. Today, there are more deaths from COVID under Biden than under Trump -- and that is even with the vaccine.
December 28, 2021
How We Forfeited the Fruits of Cold War Victory By Patrick J. Buchanan
As 1991 turned into 1992, America appeared to have arrived at the apogee of its national power and world prestige.
December 27, 2021
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 22, 2021.
December 27, 2021
Most Americans Side With J.K. Rowling: Only Two Genders
Transgender activists have accused J.K. Rowling of “hate speech” for saying it, but most Americans agree with the Harry Potter author that there are only two genders.
December 25, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 25, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
December 24, 2021
More Americans Will Attend Religious Service This Christmas
Christmas remains the nation’s most important holiday, Americans say, and more plan to attend religious services to celebrate the holiday this year.
December 24, 2021
A (Statistical) Journal of the Plague Year By Michael Barone
As a Christmas present to statistics lovers, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the population of the nation and the 50 states as of July 1, 2021. The Bureau admits up front that, due to COVID, its numbers are subject to more uncertainty than usual. But overall, they provide important clues as to how Americans have coped with the pandemic, and how it may have changed the trajectory of national growth and contraction.
