What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 9, 2025
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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August 8, 2025
August 7, 2025
Too Soon for ‘Back to School,’ Most Americans Say
Most public school systems now start the school year in August, but a majority of Americans think that’s too soon.
August 7, 2025
48% of Democrats Support Punishment For Questioning 2020 Election
Many voters still have doubts about the election that put Joe Biden in the White House, but nearly half of Democrats favor punishing those who dispute the 2020 outcome.
August 7, 2025
Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races By Louis Jacobson
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Next year, 26 states will hold elections for secretary of state. Currently, the GOP holds 26 secretary of state offices to 21 for the Democrats. Three states do not have a secretary of state.
— Our analysis suggests that five secretary of state races this year are currently competitive, including four in the Toss-up category. Democrats will largely be playing defense: All four Toss-up seats are currently held by Democrats.
— During the last election cycle that had this many secretary of state races, 2022, election denialism was a major issue, and in several purple states it helped Democrats defeat Republican nominees aligned with Donald Trump’s allegations of election fraud. With Trump winning back the presidency in 2024 and constitutionally ineligible to run for president again in 2028, it’s unclear whether this factor will remain as salient for voters in 2026.
August 6, 2025
My Socialist Mayor By John Stossel
I live in New York City. "Proud Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani is likely to be my next mayor.
August 6, 2025
Is ‘The American Dream’ Still Alive?
Voters overwhelmingly consider home ownership crucial to “The American Dream,” and many doubt that President Donald Trump is helping younger generations achieve it.
August 5, 2025
How to Make Sure the US Dominates 21st-Century Telecommunications By Stephen Moore
Trump's announcement and executive order to ensure that the U.S. dominates the artificial intelligence revolution was a welcome America First policy directive. That mostly means keeping the government out of the way.
August 5, 2025
Will the GOP Make Liberals Generous Again? By Daniel McCarthy
Before politics overwhelmed the word, the primary meaning of "liberal" was "generous."
August 5, 2025
Most Americans Don’t Expect to Buy EVs
With federal tax credits for electric vehicles set to expire soon, fewer than a third of Americans are in the market for an EV.
August 5, 2025
H-1B Visa Program Still Has Majority Approval
Despite criticism that H-1B visas undermine wages for American workers, most voters still favor the federal program.
August 4, 2025
69% Agree: ‘RussiaGate’ Requires Accountability
In the wake of revelations about the so-called “RussiaGate” scandal, more than two-thirds of voters agree with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that there must be “accountability” for any crimes committed.
August 4, 2025
45% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-five percent (45%) 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 July 31, 2025.
August 2, 2025
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 2, 2025
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 1, 2025
Trump Approval Drops Two Points in July
When tracking President Trump’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...
August 1, 2025
Heading Toward Midterm Elections, Democrats Not Up Off the Floor By Michael Barone
Here's a clue that the off-year elections in November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests. That conventional wisdom is that the president's party almost always loses the House and, slightly less often, Senate seats.
August 1, 2025
Health Care: Democrats Have Five-Point Advantage on Issue
Many voters are discontented with America’s health care system, an issue that favors Democrats.
July 31, 2025
Election Integrity: 73% Favor Voter ID Requirement
By more than a 3-to-1 margin, voters continue to favor an election integrity measure that President Donald Trump has openly advocated.
July 31, 2025
Texas Republicans Aim for Five-Seat Gain in New Proposed Gerrymander By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— A much-anticipated draft of a new Republican gerrymander of Texas emerged Wednesday morning.
— The map is designed to allow Republicans to win five new seats in Texas, which would have the effect of pushing their edge in the state delegation from 25-13 at full strength to 30-8.
— Not all the newly-drawn seats are guaranteed Republican pickups, though.
— We offer tentative possible ratings of the new map’s 38 districts below, although without knowing if the map will be enacted under this form (or at all), we are not actually making any rating changes today.
July 30, 2025
Public Believes RussiaGate Was Serious, But Few Expect a Reckoning By Brian Joondeph
Americans largely believe that RussiaGate was more than just smoke and mirrors or a conspiracy theory, as the media suggess. However, despite this belief, only 28 percent of likely voters expect criminal charges against intelligence or Obama-era officials involved in the scandal.
July 30, 2025
Just 29% Think A.I. Will Make Life Better
Despite widespread media attention to artificial intelligence (AI), most Americans have rarely or never used it, and fewer than a third of them expect AI to improve life for most people.
