Most voters believe the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups was politically motivated and think most of those involved should be severely punished.
Just 16% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the IRS investigations of these groups were a coincidence, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifty-seven percent (57%) think the investigations were politically motivated. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 13-14, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Voters are now evenly divided when asked if elections in the United States are fair today, and a solid majority continues to believe that the U.S. government does not have the consent of the governed. But the Political Class strongly disagrees.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters now consider elections fair to voters, a 17-point drop in confidence from shortly before Election Day last year. Just as many (41%) say American elections are not fair. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 9-10, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Most Americans still strongly support making English the nation’s official language and don't think they're prejudiced for feeling that way.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 84% of American Adults believe English should be the official language of the United States. Only 12% disagree. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on May 10-11, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Voters continue to seriously doubt that their elected representatives are listening to them.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just eight percent (8%) of Likely Voters believe the average member of Congress listens to the voters he or she represents more than congressional party leaders. An overwhelming majority (80%) believes the average congressman listens to party leaders more. Twelve percent (12%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 9-10, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Voter perceptions about the murder of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, Libya last year and how the Obama administration has explained it are basically unchanged despite last week’s high-profile congressional hearings on the incident.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 31% of Likely U.S. Voters rate the administration’s explanation of the events surrounding the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens as good or excellent. Forty-one percent (41%) think the administration has done a poor job explaining things. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Senator Marco Rubio, a man with eyes on the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, remains popular with voters. But he has lost some ground while championing a comprehensive immigration reform plan.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of Republican voters have a favorable opinion of Rubio, but that’s down slightly from 73% in mid-February. Only 10% of GOP voters have an unfavorable opinion of him while 23% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 5-6, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Kansas is the latest state to challenge the constitutionality of federal anti-gun laws. Voters are closely divided over whether states or the feds should be most responsible for setting gun laws and over whether states should be able to overrule federal laws they disagree with.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the federal government should be chiefly responsible for setting policies about gun ownership. Forty-nine percent (49%) think it should be a state or local issue. That includes (34%) who think state governments should determine gun ownership rules and 15% who think local governments should have that responsibility. Twelve percent (12%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 3-4, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Even after last week’s highly publicized flight delays that were blamed on the sequester, voters tend to think the March 1 reduction in federal spending growth didn’t go deep enough.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters think the sequester didn’t cut federal spending enough. Twenty-four percent (24%) think spending was cut too much. Eight percent (8%) say the level of cuts was about right, while 25% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 1-2, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Most U.S. voters don’t think that members of Congress and their staffers are the sharpest tools in the shed. Perhaps that’s why most think they are overpaid.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only five percent (5%) of Likely Voters believe that Congress members and their staffs are the best and brightest in the nation. Seventy-eight percent (78%) disagree. Seventeen percent (17%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 27-28, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Prior to today's arrests of three more individuals connected to the Boston Marathon bombings, many voters already believed the Tsarnaev brothers had help.
Just 29% of voters think the Boston bombing suspects acted alone. Forty-nine percent (49%) feel it’s more likely that they were part of a larger conspiracy. Twenty-one percent (21%) are not sure.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters believe it’s likely that the Boston Marathon bombers received training, support and encouragement from terrorist organizations. That includes 40% who think it’s Very Likely. Just 18% say it’s not very or Not At Likely. Sixteen percent (16%) aren’t sure.
