Voters Rate Obamacare as Obama's Defining Moment
Voters are conflicted over outgoing President Barack Obama's place in history, but they agree the passage of Obamacare will be the defining marker of his presidency.
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January 18, 2017
January 17, 2017
Voters Say Trump More to Blame for Bad Media
Most voters blame President-elect Donald Trump for his problems with the media and think he ought to do something about them.
January 16, 2017
Most Say Trump’s Businesses Still His Priority
Most voters think Donald Trump is likely to put his businesses first even when he is president.
January 16, 2017
Is Trump's Use of Twitter the Wave of the Future?
Voters tend to disapprove of President-elect Donald Trump's frequent use of Twitter but are evenly divided over whether future presidents will follow in his footsteps.
January 15, 2017
Daily Obama Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 62% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disapprove.
The latest figures include 41% of who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 29% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of +12 (see trends).
Blacks (70%) are twice as likely as whites (37%) and other minority voters (37%) to Strongly Approve of the job the president is doing.
These are the final approval numbers we will post for Obama. Because Rasmussen Reports’ daily Presidential Tracking Poll is based on three days of surveying, we will not post new numbers again until Friday when we will begin tracking President Trump’s job approval.
Regular updates are posted Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).
January 13, 2017
Trump Pleases GOP Voters At Press Conference But Not Others
Voters who watched or followed news reports about President-elect Donald Trump’s first press conference are almost evenly divided over how he did. Republicans liked it; Democrats and unaffiliated voters didn’t.
January 13, 2017
Voters See Russia As Bigger Threat Than China
Voters aren’t very optimistic about the future of U.S. relations with either Russia or China but tend to see the former as a more serious concern for the United States. Political party makes a difference, though: Republicans see China as the bigger danger, while Democrats are more worried about Russia.
January 12, 2017
Voters Suspect U.S.-China Relations Will Get Worse
Most voters think the U.S. government gives China a pass for its bad behavior because of its economic clout, but many think the U.S.-China relationship is about to change for the worse.
January 12, 2017
GOP Voters More Hopeful Than Democrats About U.S.-Russia Relations
A sizable number of voters continue to view Russia as an enemy of the United States, but President-elect Donald Trump hopes to improve that relationship. Republicans are more confident than others that he'll succeed.
January 11, 2017
Voters Debate Senate’s Role in Cabinet Selection
Voters are closely divided over whether the U.S. Senate should rubber stamp a president’s Cabinet nominees or pick and choose the ones it likes best. As usual these days, a voter’s political affiliation makes a world of difference.
January 11, 2017
Voters Want a Replacement If Obamacare Is Scrapped
President-elect Trump urged the Republican-led Congress this week to rapidly repeal Obamacare and pass a suitable replacement "very quickly or simultaneously." Few voters support the health care law as is, but most strongly agree with Trump that Congress needs to replace it right away.
January 9, 2017
Voters Think U.S. Intelligence Agencies Play Politics
As the debate over Russian hacking efforts during the presidential campaign continues, voters here generally approve of the job U.S. intelligence agencies are doing but also suspect that they play politics.
January 9, 2017
GOP Voters More Aligned With Trump Than Congress
Most voters share the views of the president and the party coming to power, but Republicans identify a lot more with Donald Trump than with the GOP Congress.
January 6, 2017
Most Voters Want Congress to Work With Trump
Voters aren’t sure if the new Congress will be an improvement on the last one, but most want it to cooperate with President Trump as much as possible.
January 5, 2017
57% of Democrats Want Trump to Succeed
Even most Democrats want Donald Trump to succeed as president, but voters are far less confident that things will play out that way.
January 5, 2017
Most See Major Government Spending Cuts On The Way
With Republicans set to control both Congress and the White House, more voters than ever are expecting significant cuts in government spending.
January 4, 2017
Obama Closes With Highest Approval of His Second Term
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 final results for Obama’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
January 4, 2017
Voters Say Media Still Anti-Trump
Voters remain critical of the news coverage of Donald Trump and think the media is still showing the same bias against him that it displayed during the presidential campaign.
January 4, 2017
Cable News Viewers Still Turn To Fox First
Most voters turn to cable news for political coverage, and Fox News remains the top channel for these viewers. But voters still remain dubious of much of the political news they are getting.
January 3, 2017
Obama Fans Approve of His Last-Minute Actions; Others Don’t
Barack Obama supporters think it’s great that the president is making major policy decisions in his final days in office even though many are opposed by President-elect Donald Trump. Other voters say Obama should defer to the next president.
