National unemployment was 8.8% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from 8.4% last month and significantly more than the 4.3% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 10, 2026.
National unemployment was 8.8% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from 8.4% last month and significantly more than the 4.3% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 10, 2026.
Opinions on the Middle East have turned against Israel in the wake of the Iran war, especially among Democratic voters.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
Last week's blockbuster jobs report, with more than 265,000 jobs added when including upward employment revisions, was very welcome news to almost all Americans. The exception would be the economists of the left who throughout Donald Trump's now-five-and-a-half years in the White House keep getting the economy dead wrong.
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence will be celebrated next month, and most Americans are excited about it.
Fraud in federal government spending is a serious problem, most voters believe, but not many realize just how big the problem really is.
No pope can afford to be completely apolitical, but Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is proving to be more political than most -- and he's siding with the left.
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 June 4, 2026.
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 June 4, 2026.
The rule of law matters to most voters, who consider it very important that public officials are held to the same standard of justice as other citizens. However, many don’t give President Donald Trump high marks on this issue.
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
Less than a third of Americans think Hollywood has a positive impact, but fewer now say liberalism defines the movie industry.
The Central Intelligence Agency has suffered some embarrassment recently, but nearly half of voters still have a favorable opinion of the agency.
Tuesday saw the usual first-week-of-June gaggle of state primary elections. It's a feature of the American federal system that states choose when to hold primary and local elections.
The on-again-off-again negotiations for a peace deal with Iran have many voters worried that the final agreement won’t do enough to contain the threat from Iran.
— In Iowa, Rep. Randy Feenstra (R, IA-4), who got a late endorsement from Donald Trump, lost a gubernatorial primary to Zach Lahn, an anti-establishment newcomer.
— Regardless of who the GOP picked to run against state Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic nominee for governor, we have been considering moving the race to Toss-up—and we are making that change today.
— We are also bumping both Iowa’s Senate race and the contest for the state’s 2nd District from Likely Republican to Leans Republican.
— With the Supreme Court allowing Alabama to use a 6-1 Republican map, mid-decade redistricting may be coming to a close, at least for 2026.
— In Vermont, popular Gov. Phil Scott (R) announced at the last minute that he’d seek a sixth term; his decision means that the GOP will almost certainly keep the state’s governor’s mansion for at least 2 more years.
Most voters believe the U.S. economy has gotten worse since last year, but they’re divided over which party can do a better job of handling it.
