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October 6, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 6, 2018

Maybe it’s because he’s out of the headlines, but President Trump is enjoying his highest job approval rating since just after his inauguration last year. For U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, it’s still a battle.

October 3, 2018

Democrats Still Ahead on Generic Ballot

Democrats continue to lead Republicans on the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

October 2, 2018

Trump’s Full-Month Approval Holds in September

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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

October 1, 2018

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) 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 September 27.

September 29, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 29, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday afternoon voted 11-10,  strictly along partisan lines, to approve for full Senate action Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

September 26, 2018

Democratic Lead Tightens on Generic Ballot

The Democratic lead over Republicans has narrowed on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

September 24, 2018

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 September 20.

September 22, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 22, 2018

Floodwaters in the Carolinas and Virginia are cresting this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has already killed 42 people. But also rising are the floodwaters of the eleventh-hour Democrat opposition to the Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

September 19, 2018

Democrats Expand Lead Over Republicans on Generic Ballot

Democrats have widened their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

September 17, 2018

44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-four percent (44%) 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 September 13.

September 15, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 15, 2018

Storms over the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court and off the coast of the Carolinas dominated this week’s headlines, but both turned out to be less powerful than originally projected.

September 12, 2018

Democrats Maintain Four-Point Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot

Democrats maintain their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

September 10, 2018

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 September 6.

September 10, 2018

Voter Less Fearful of Terrorists; Most Think U.S. Winning War on Terror

As we approach the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, voters are more confident than they have been in years that the country is safer today than it was before those attacks, and most also agree we’re winning the ongoing War on Terror.

September 8, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 8, 2018

Two hundred thousand new jobs were added in August as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a record pace, but the Washington press corps continues to fixate on trivia. It’s another week in America.

September 5, 2018

Voters Put More Trust in SCOTUS Than Congress, President

Voters trust the Supreme Court much more than the other branches of the federal government these days, and they think the high court does a good job regulating what the feds can and cannot do.

September 5, 2018

Democrats Hold Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot

Democrats maintain their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

September 3, 2018

43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-three percent (43%) 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 August 30.

September 1, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 1, 2018

Mexico and the United States on Monday completed negotiations for a new trade pact that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and U.S. and Canadian officials on Friday were attempting to arrive at a deal to meet President Trump’s deadline that day.

August 31, 2018

Trump Full-Month Approval Up in August

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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.