53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law As Expectation of Repeal Hits New High
A majority of American voters continue to favor repeal of the health care law passed by Congress last year and the number who expect repeal has reached a new high.
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July 4, 2011
July 2, 2011
Partisan Trends: 34.7% of Americans are Democrats, 34.4% Republicans
For the first time since March, more American adults consider themselves Democrats rather than Republicans.
June 30, 2011
Voters Give Mixed Marks to Biden, Boehner; Still Don't Like Pelosi
Vice President Joseph Biden and House Speaker John Boehner have received an increase in media attention for being at the center of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, but voters have not changed their opinions of the two men. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains the most disliked leader on Capitol Hill.
June 30, 2011
46% Think America’s Best Days Are in The Past
U.S. voters continue to be largely pessimistic about the country's future.
June 29, 2011
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 26.
That's down two points from last week and the lowest finding in over two months. In April, prior to the killing of Osama bin Laden, the number who felt the country was heading in the right direction fell into the low 20s, the lowest findings of the Obama presidency, but the figure climbed back up to 29% in early to mid-May. The number who believe the country is on the right course has ranged from a low of 21% to a high of 35% since January 2009.
June 27, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 26.
June 27, 2011
55% Favor Health Care Repeal, Just 17% Say New Law Will Improve Quality of Care
Most voters still want to repeal the national health care law, and confidence that the law will improve the quality of health care has fallen to a new low.
June 24, 2011
35% Say Supreme Court Doing Good or Excellent Job, 18% Say Poor
After falling to a four-year low just over two months ago, ratings for the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing have returned to earlier levels.
June 23, 2011
Has the Retirement Nest Egg Cracked?
Americans' ongoing uneasiness about their finances is putting some cracks in how they feel about their retirement nest eggs. The COUNTRY Financial Security Index® dropped one point to 63.7 in June, in part because confidence in retirement reached an all-time low.
June 22, 2011
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 19.
June 22, 2011
Just 8% Approve of Job Congress Is Doing
Voter approval of Congress' job performance has now fallen to a near five-year low.
June 20, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 19.
June 16, 2011
Economy, Health Care, Taxes Continue to Be Top Issues for Voters
The economy remains the number one issue on voters' minds, but the number who consider it Very Important has fallen to its lowest level since late 2007. The importance of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also has dropped to record lows.
June 15, 2011
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 12.
June 13, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%
Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 12.
June 10, 2011
66% Expect D.C. Politics To Become Even More Partisan
As Democrats and Republicans continue to fight over how much to cut federal spending, most voters expect politics inside the Beltway to become even more partisan in the months to come.
June 9, 2011
Confidence Is Still High That U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
Voter confidence in U.S. efforts in the War on Terror remain at record recent levels.
June 8, 2011
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 5.
June 6, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 5.
June 5, 2011
Pelosi Is Still Least Popular Congressional Leader
While she's much less often in the news these days, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains Congress' most disliked leader. But Pelosi earns higher favorables than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid whose popularity has fallen to its lowest level in over two years.
