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January 29, 2026
January 28, 2026
Most Still See Economic Opportunity
Expectations about job opportunities and pay increases have remained stable since last fall.
January 28, 2026
Election Integrity: 74% Favor Requiring Voter ID
Nearly three-quarters of voters support requiring identification at polling places, an election integrity measure that President Donald Trump has strongly advocated.
January 28, 2026
Mr. President, Please Free Caleb Bailey By Stephen Moore
"How can the life of such a man / Be in the palm of some fool's hand?" -- Bob Dylan, "Hurricane"
January 27, 2026
Keeping Illegals From Getting Benefits Important, Voters Believe
Most voters continue to say it’s important to prevent illegal immigrants off taxpayer-funded benefits, but less than half think the government is doing enough to stop it.
January 27, 2026
Canada Should Warm to Trump's Arctic Plans By Daniel McCarthy
Donald Trump's Arctic strategy has been 500 years in the making.
January 26, 2026
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 January 22, 2026.
January 26, 2026
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 January 22, 2026.
January 26, 2026
55% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals
Two-thirds of voters favor making the federal electronic E-Verify system mandatory for employers, and a majority want to penalize companies for hiring illegal workers.
January 24, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 24, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
January 24, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
January 23, 2026
Voters Divided Over ‘Sanctuary’ States
Nearly half of voters still favor the policy of so-called “sanctuary” states, which restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
January 23, 2026
Trump's Outrageous Threats Get Practical Results By Michael Barone
Think about it. Heads of government do not normally reveal the texts of private communications from other heads of state. Yet that is what Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway did Sunday, on the first weekend of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the international press would have no difficulty finding appalled foreign leaders to comment.
January 22, 2026
Many Blame Climate Change for Harsh Winters
With the nation’s heartland bracing for a severe snow storm, a majority of Americans think climate change may be making winter worse.
January 22, 2026
War Likely, Voters Believe, But Casualties Unacceptable
A majority of voters think America is likely to face a major war soon, but don’t consider it acceptable for very many U.S. troops to be killed in combat.
January 22, 2026
What Polling Reveals About Trump, Immigration Enforcement, the Economy, and Republican Prospects By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Recent polling shows a widening gap between corporate media narratives and American voters' opinions, especially on immigration enforcement and its political ramifications.
January 22, 2026
Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look By Louis Jacobson
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— In our first handicapping of state legislature control for the 2026 cycle, we find 15 chambers that are competitive—either Leans Republican, Toss-up, or Leans Democratic. That’s slightly higher than the number we found at a similar point in the 2022 and 2024 election cycles.
— At this point in the 2026 cycle, the Republicans are playing defense in more chambers than the Democrats are. The GOP currently holds 8 of the competitive chambers, while the Democrats hold 4 of them. Meanwhile, both Alaska chambers are controlled by a cross-partisan alliance that is favored to continue, and Minnesota’s House chamber should revert to being tied once vacancies are filled by special elections later this month.
— Among the chambers we rate as competitive, 9 are Toss-ups. This category includes 6 Republican-held chambers (the Arizona Senate, the Arizona House, the Michigan House, the New Hampshire House, the Wisconsin Senate, and the Wisconsin House) and 2 Democratic-held chambers (the Michigan Senate and the Minnesota Senate), as well as the aforementioned, tied Minnesota House.
— In many states, Democrats are looking forward to a favorable cycle, driven by a reaction to President Donald Trump and his policies. However, in some states, voters may be tired of Democratic governance at the state level, creating cross-cutting pressures.
— In a number of legislative chambers controlled by Republicans, Democrats are hoping to ride a blue wave and break GOP supermajorities.
January 21, 2026
Iran: Most Voters Want to Defend Peaceful Protesters
After weeks of protests in Iran that have shaken Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s government, half of American voters support military intervention to protect the protesters, but are divided over toppling the ayatollah’s regime.
January 21, 2026
Police Theft By John Stossel
Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong?
