Nearly half of American voters (47%) believe America’s best days have come and gone. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% of voters say the nation’s best days are still to come.

Those numbers have become slightly more pessimistic since the beginning of the month, when 42% thought the country’s best days are in the past and 40% thought they are in the future.

Democrats are more upbeat about the future than Republicans. Over half (51%) of Democrats believe America’s best days lie ahead. Just 40% of Republicans hold that view along with 49% of unaffiliated voters.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters think American society is generally fair and decent. That is down five points from a month ago. Nearly a third of voters believe society is unfair and discriminatory. That number has risen over the past month.

The majority of voters (75%) believe people who move to America from other countries should adopt America’s culture. Just 13% disagree and say immigrants should maintain their native countries’ cultures.

Most voters (60%) believe in fewer government services with lower taxes. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of voters would rather more government services with higher taxes.

When it comes to foreign policy, nearly half of voters (47%) believe the nation’s allies should do what the United States wants more often. Another 28% think the opposite and that the U.S. should do what the allies want (see Scott Rasmussen video commentary).

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