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September 4, 2017

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) of Likely U.S. Voters now 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 31.

September 2, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 1, 2017

Rolling off a tumultuous news week, Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas and Louisiana dropping record rains in the continental United States and causing widespread flooding, the effects of which will be felt across the South and up the Atlantic coast for months.

August 28, 2017

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now 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 24.

August 26, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 26, 2017

The battle over America’s history is likely to grow even more heated in the months ahead, with one side arguing that we can learn from the mistakes of the past and the other intent on erasing the parts they don’t like.

August 21, 2017

30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters now 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 17.

August 19, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 19, 2017

Multiple attacks by terrorists in Spain capped a tumultuous week in which President Trump faced sustained attacks from the media and even his own party. But Republican voters are getting pretty unhappy with their leaders in Congress.

August 17, 2017

Most Republicans Now View Mitch McConnell Unfavorably

Most Republicans don't care much these days for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, making him now the most unpopular of the top congressional leaders.

August 14, 2017

36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Likely U.S. Voters now 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 10. 

August 12, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 12, 2017

As tensions with North Korea continue to rise, President Trump’s job approval also turned back up at week’s end.

August 8, 2017

Just 17% Say Terrorists Winning War on Terror

Fewer voters now think the terrorists have the upper hand in the ongoing War on Terror, though they don’t believe relationships with the Islamic world are getting much better.

August 7, 2017

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 3. 

August 5, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 5, 2017

Positive economic news continues to roll in, but voters aren’t giving President Trump any credit and gave him lower approval ratings this week than they did during his predecessor’s entire presidency.

August 2, 2017

Trump’s Full-Month Approval Takes a Hit 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. 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.

July 31, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the third week in a row, 33% 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 27.  

July 29, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2017

So much for one-party rule. President Trump ended the week with his job approval rating down to a new low of 41%, while GOP Senator John McCain late Thursday killed the Republican effort to change Obamacare and was hugged by a prominent Democratic senator in thanks.

July 24, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 20.  

July 22, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 22, 2017

Repeal, replace, tweak or do nothing at all? The fate of Obamacare seems more uncertain than ever.

July 21, 2017

Voters Like Obamacare More, But Still Expect Cost Hikes

Obamacare remains the law of the land, but President Trump is calling for repeal after Republicans failed to move a replacement bill through the Senate.

July 19, 2017

Voters Like Social Security More Than Ever

Despite news from the newly released Social Security trustee’s report that the Social Security trust fund will be depleted by 2034, voters like the program more than ever before and have more faith that they will receive their promised benefits.

July 17, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 13.