The final Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot before Election Day shows Republicans edging ahead by one point, but in essence, the two parties are tied. The survey has a +/-2 percentage point margin of error.
When it comes to their vote, voters see a candidate’s policies and track record as far more important than their party or those who support them. They’re also more inclined to vote for someone who will cut spending across the board rather than someone who will make sure they get their fair share.
Just as in 2016, Democrats are more outspoken about how they’re going to vote in the upcoming elections than Republicans and unaffiliated voters are.
President Trump is sending troops to the southern border to stop thousands of Central Americans now in Mexico from entering the United States illegally. Voters tend to agree with the president's decision, but as is frequently the case on issues related to illegal immigration, there's a sharp difference of opinion between Democrats and Republicans.
Midterm elections usually draw a lower voter turnout. But most voters surveyed by Rasmussen Reports say they always cast a ballot in a midterm election.
Americans are closely divided over whether more stringent control of guns could have helped prevent this weekend’s massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue. But one-third of Americans think access to guns is more at fault than the killers in incidents of this kind.
In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, President Trump has been making renewed calls for immigration reform. And it appears to be paying off.
With midterm elections around the corner, most voters think the media is more interested in stirring the pot than reporting on candidate’s platforms.
When to comes to the midterm elections, Democrats have a slight edge when it comes to what voters think is best for the next session of Congress.
As the election nears, voters are slightly more confident in the nation’s political players to lead the country into the future.
President Trump and the economy are the major concerns for voters going into the midterm congressional elections.
Voters think the media is trying to help Democrats in the upcoming elections which helps explain why Democratic voters are much bigger fans of election news coverage than others are.
According to voters, the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a matter of U.S. national security. But regardless of whether voters see this as a national security issue or media overreaction, most support the Trump administration’s plan to organize several Middle Eastern nations into a so-called “Arab NATO.”
If the Saudi government was involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, most voters think the nation should be reprimanded by the United States.
Voters agree with President Trump’s efforts to stop the horde of Hondurans marching through Mexico from entering the United States illegally.
Despite Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bungled attempt this week to prove her claims of Native American heritage, the Massachusetts Democrat edges President Trump in a hypothetical 2020 presidential election matchup.
This election season, most voters are turning to the news to get information about candidates, but some still turn to other sources.
While almost half of voters have watched at least one candidate debate this midterm election season, they’re split on whether those debates carry any value for them.
Following her first major trip to Africa as First Lady, Melania Trump has earned some more fans.
Most voters think Democrats are likely to take charge of the House of Representatives following next month’s elections but expect them to fall short of capturing the Senate, too.
