GOP Maintains Lead on Economy
Voters trust Republicans more to handle the economy and, by a wide margin, view “Bidenonmics” as a losing issue for President Joe Biden in this year’s election.
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April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024
Where Trump’s Primary Showing Was (And Wasn’t) Especially Strong By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
—Though former President Donald Trump easily won most GOP primaries this year, some areas stood out to us.
—By comparing how Trump did in each county to how he did overall in each state, we can get a better idea of how his coalition is shaping up.
—Geographically, Trump beat his statewide primary share in a majority of counties in most states.
—Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, Trump tended to struggle in areas that are Democratic, or blue-trending, in general elections, although there were some exceptions.
April 17, 2024
Inflation Still Taking a Bite Out of Grocery Budgets
Americans are still seeing higher prices at the grocery store, and most have changed their eating habits to deal with the effect of inflation.
April 17, 2024
66% of Voters Oppose Late-Term Abortion
A majority of American voters identify as pro-choice, but don’t think abortion should be legal past the third month of pregnancy.
April 16, 2024
Election 2024: Would You Cheat to Win? 28% Say ‘Yes’
More than one-in-four voters say they’d be willing to engage in illegal voting activity if it would help their preferred candidate win the 2024 presidential election.
April 16, 2024
Joe Biden on the Economy: I Don't Feel Your Pain By Stephen Moore
In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously answered a voter question about how the national debt affected him personally. Clinton's response was often paraphrased as, "I feel your pain."
April 16, 2024
Trump and the Pro-Life Dilemma By Daniel McCarthy
Donald Trump is the furthest thing from a threat to democracy where abortion is concerned -- and for activists on both sides, that's alarming.
April 15, 2024
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 11, 2024.
April 15, 2024
Election 2024: Being ‘In the Room’ During Vote-Counting Matters
Most voters don’t think the Republican Party has been effective at winning elections, and agree with the new RNC chairman’s emphasis on having election observers in polling places.
April 13, 2024
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 13, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
April 12, 2024
Democrats are Getting Desperate (But Do They Have an Ace Up Their Sleeves?) By Brian Joondeph
President Joe Biden is not popular these days. In the Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll from April 11, only 22% of likely US voters strongly approve of Biden’s job performance. In comparison, 46% strongly disapprove, a 24-point negative swing.
April 12, 2024
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Down Slightly in April
Economic confidence decreased to 97.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, half a point lower than March.
April 12, 2024
A Fail-Safe Society Is Sure to Fail By Michael Barone
When are we going to trust our fellow Americans again? When are we going to allow qualified individuals with responsibility to make decisions without consulting detailed rulebooks and formal procedures?
April 12, 2024
Iowa: 73% Support E-Verify Legislation
A bill pending in the Iowa legislature to help control illegal immigration by requiring employers to use the E-Verify system has overwhelming support from the state’s voters.
April 11, 2024
Evangelicals Most Likely to Consider Faith ‘Very Important’
Americans are less likely to identify as evangelical Christians than as Catholics or Protestants, but those who do say they’re evangelical are most likely to view their faith as very important.
April 11, 2024
Divider-in-Chief: Voters Don’t Think Biden Has United the Country
One of Joe Biden’s key promises during the 2020 election campaign was that he would unite Americans, but most voters say he’s done a poor job of it.
April 11, 2024
An Electoral College Time Capsule By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The six presidential elections held during the 25-year history of the Center for Politics were often close, although most states voted predictably.
— As part of a time capsule we are putting together to be opened at the center’s 50th anniversary in 2049, we are asking our future students to consider what has changed and what has stayed the same.
— Had we done the same exercise when the center was founded 25 years ago, we would have seen an Electoral College alignment from 1976-1996 that looked a lot different than what we’ve become familiar with this century.
April 10, 2024
Yes, It’s an ‘Invasion,’ Voters Say of Border Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe the situation along the Mexican border should be called an “invasion.”
April 10, 2024
A Ban on Freelance Work By John Stossel
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees.
