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 August 11.
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August 15, 2016
August 13, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 13, 2016
In a presidential race where most of the media seem to treat policy positions like an afterthought, it may be a surprise that there are some pretty clear differences between the two major political parties and some obvious areas of agreement, too.
August 11, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 40%, Johnson 8%, Stein 2%
Is the air going out of Hillary Clinton’s post-convention bounce?
August 10, 2016
Voters Doubt More Than Ever That Obamacare Will Reduce Health Care Costs
Voters still tend to view the national health care law negatively, and fewer voters than ever expect it to lower health care costs.
August 8, 2016
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 4.
August 6, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 6, 2016
Americans rely heavily on e-mail and have to take their chances on whether their privacy is protected. Hillary Clinton had the option of using a highly secure e-mail system while secretary of State but opted out: The FBI says there’s a good chance some of that e-mail is in the hands of our enemies, and Democrats ironically now complain that the Russians will be releasing it to influence the coming election.
August 4, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 44%, Trump 40%, Johnson, 6%, Stein 3%
A post-convention bounce appears to have given Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton her biggest lead over Republican rival Donald Trump since June in our latest weekly White House Watch survey. This is the first update that includes both the Libertarian and Green Party candidates.
August 3, 2016
Obama’s Overall Approval Dips Slightly in July
When tracking President Obama’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 can be seen in the graphics below.
August 2, 2016
Nevada Senate: Heck (R) 42%, Cortez Masto (D) 41%
The race to replace retiring U.S. Senator Harry Reid in Nevada has tightened up over the past week.
August 2, 2016
Nevada: Clinton 41%, Trump 40%, Johnson 10%
Following last week's Democratic national convention, Hillary Clinton has bounced back into contention in the key state of Nevada.
August 1, 2016
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 July 28.
July 30, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 30, 2016
The national political conventions are over. Now the real dirty work begins.
July 28, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 42%
Apparently conventions don’t mean much. The major party nominees remain deadlocked in our latest weekly White House Watch survey.
July 26, 2016
Nevada: Trump 43%, Clinton 38%, Johnson 8%
Following last week’s Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has a slight lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the key state of Nevada.
July 26, 2016
Nevada Senate: Heck (R) 46%, Cortez Masto (D) 37%
Republican Joe Heck holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in our first look at the race to replace retiring U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
July 25, 2016
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 21.
July 23, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 23, 2016
Just 21% of U.S. voters think the country is headed in the right direction, the lowest finding in nearly three years of surveying. No wonder, with cops being shot, racial tension growing, terrorist incidents increasing here and abroad, the economy bumbling along and the two major political parties nominating presidential candidates whom a lot of Americans suspect don’t have the answers.
July 21, 2016
White House Watch: Trump 43%, Clinton 42%
Hillary Clinton has rebounded into a virtual tie with Donald Trump in Rasmussen Reports’ latest White House Watch survey.
July 18, 2016
Three-year Low: 21% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-one percent (21%) 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 14.
July 16, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 16, 2016
The national political conventions begin next week, with Trump up, Clinton down and Obama still hanging in there.
