Former President Barack Obama liked to quote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s line that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Of course, what was an expression of optimism for the moral reformer King was more in the nature of a victory spike of the football for a competitor in a zero-sum electoral contest like Obama.
The Iran war has shut down oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, and most voters are concerned over how that will affect the U.S. economy.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
The Democratic Party begins 2026 with a wider lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.
The Democratic Party begins 2026 with a wider lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.
— Because the presidential party usually loses ground in the House in midterms, it is also the case that they typically flip only a handful of seats from the non-presidential party in such elections.
— Still, Republicans have a decent chance to flip a larger-than-average number of Democratic-held seats in 2026, mainly because of redistricting.
— Beyond seats affected by redistricting, though, history and other factors suggest Republicans will have a hard time significantly cutting into Democratic districts unaffected by redistricting.
— We are moving 11 ratings this week, all in current Democratic-held districts and all in favor of Democrats.
— Democrats remain favored to win the House majority this year, although today’s changes do not impact the overall House math much.
Most Americans are concerned about problems caused by the country’s current low birth rate, and a majority think it’s best to have two or more children.
Most current and former members of the U.S. military support President Donald Trump, and overwhelmingly favor the Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act legislation currently pending in Congress.
Politicians say they can "make the economy work better."
More voters continue to believe the Democratic Party cares about people like them than think the same about the GOP.
For most of the last 40 years, pollsters have asked voters: Which party do you trust more on health care? The answer has been pretty much the same over this whole period. Voters trust Democrats more, sometimes by a two-to-one margin.
Democrats who want to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement aren't getting away with the political hostage-taking they're using to do it.
Forty percent (40%) 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 March 19, 2026.
Forty percent (40%) 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 March 19, 2026.
Voters have a more favorable view of Secretary of State Marco Rubio now than they did a year ago.
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
The cost of gas and groceries continue to top the list of economic worries as voters remain negative about President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy.
Four years and 25 days. Twenty days. There's a huge difference between those two numbers. The first number -- 1,486 days altogether -- is the length of time since Russian troops crossed the Ukraine border on Feb. 22, 2022, and headed for Kyiv. The second number -- just 20 days -- is the number of days since U.S. and Israeli forces on Feb. 28 began bombing strategic targets in Iran.
More than a third of Americans now say they’re now tuning into podcasts every week, with politics as the top attraction for the online shows.
