What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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January 18, 2025
January 17, 2025
Voters Concerned for Trump’s Safety at Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts during last year’s campaign, and a majority of voters are worried he won’t be safe at Monday’s inauguration.
January 17, 2025
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Sponsored by Matt Palumbo's "How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry." Friday shows...
January 16, 2025
L.A Residents Rate Mayor Worse Than Newsom on Wildfire Response
Many residents of Los Angeles County plan to move after the recent devastating wildfires, but most give California Gov. Gavin Newsom higher ratings than LA Mayor Karen Bass in terms of handling the emergency.
January 16, 2025
Nearly Half Still Blame Trump for Bad Media
President-elect Donald Trump’s hostile relationship with the new media hasn’t changed, and many voters still see it as mainly Trump’s fault.
January 15, 2025
Ukraine: Biden Gets Low Ratings, 43% Think Trump Will Be Better
President Joe Biden has made the defense of Ukraine against Russia a central focus of his foreign policy, but most voters don’t think he’s handled it well.
January 14, 2025
L.A. Wildfires: 77% of Democrats Blame Climate Change
A majority of voters – including more than three-quarters of Democrats – think climate change explains the wildfire that has devastated Southern California.
January 13, 2025
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 January 9, 2025.
January 13, 2025
GOP Voters Back Trump on Greenland, Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions of acquiring Greenland and taking over the Panama Canal are wildly popular with Republican voters, but less so with others.
January 10, 2025
54% Approve of Trump Transition
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.
January 10, 2025
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for December increased to 92.4, up nearly two points from 90.6 in November.
January 9, 2025
FBI: Most Voters Still Trust Agency
Despite recent criticism of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a majority of voters still have a positive opinion of the agency.
January 8, 2025
‘Drastic’ Cuts? Most Voters Like It
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.
January 7, 2025
Will Republicans Make Life Better? Predictably, Voters Are Divided
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.
January 6, 2025
48% Say Biden One of the Worst Presidents Ever
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.
January 3, 2025
76% of Democrats Support NY ‘Climate Superfund’ Law
Democrats nationwide overwhelmingly favor a new state law in New York that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to pay the state $3 billion a year for the next 25 years for carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
January 2, 2025
Worries Remain High About Government Spying on Americans
Voter concerns about domestic surveillance have not decreased, as the nation prepares for a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump.
January 1, 2025
Biden Approval Reaches 45% in December
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...
December 30, 2024
Most Voters Doubt They’ll Live to See a Balanced Budget
As Congress continues its habit of deficit spending, voters overwhelmingly prefer a balanced federal budget, but most have lost hope that it will happen in their lifetime.
December 27, 2024
Speaker Johnson’s Favorability Declines
Fewer voters now have a positive opinion of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
