Just six percent (6%) of voters nationwide now expect their own taxes to go down during the Obama years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% expect their taxes to go up while 40% expect little change. Another 12% are not sure.

This is the first time since last November’s election that the number expecting a tax cut has fallen to single digits. During Election 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to cut taxes for 95% of Americans. When he was elected, 22% expected a tax cut. That number has been trending down ever since.

Currently, 11% of Democrats expect a tax cut along with three percent (3%) of Republicans and another three percent (3%) of those not affiliated with either major party.

The number expecting tax hikes first topped 40% in mid-July and has remained there ever since. Premium Members can see trends and demographic crosstabs.

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Seventy percent (70%) of voters expect government spending to increase during the Obama years. That’s up from 54% when he was elected and 63% since Inauguration Day.

Only six percent (6%) expect the Obama administration to reduce government spending.

Seventy-one percent (71%) say the president’s policies have increased the size of the federal deficit.

Seventy-six percent (76%) believe it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will have to be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform, even though 54% think middle class tax cuts are more important than new spending on health care.

Other recent survey data shows that 76% now view the president as politically liberal. The number who consider Obama Very Liberal jumped from 28% just before he was elected to 48% today.

The President’s job approval ratings have slipped over the past two months as his honeymoon period has come to an end.

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