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March 19, 2026

Podcasts Attract 36% Weekly

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.

March 19, 2026

‘Deep State’ Still Beating Trump, Most Voters Say

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to uproot the so-called “Deep State” of entrenched federal bureaucrats, but a majority of voters don’t think he’s winning that battle.

March 19, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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March 19, 2026

Six Gubernatorial Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans May Still Come Out Ahead By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— We are making six gubernatorial race rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats.

— The most notable ones come in Arizona, Georgia, and Ohio, while the others are blue state governorships in Minnesota, New York, and Rhode Island moving to Safe Democratic.

— Despite these changes, Republicans may still be better-positioned to maintain an overall advantage in governorships held, and thus defy the usual trend of gubernatorial losses for the president’s party in midterms.

March 18, 2026

Voters Hate Gerrymandering, Blame Both Parties

The practice of partisan gerrymandering is seen as a very serious problem by most voters, although they are divided over whether Democrats or Republicans are more prone to it.

March 18, 2026

Evil Meat By John Stossel

   Do you eat steak? You're killing the planet! So say climate activists.

March 18, 2026

Who's Afraid of a Trillionaire? By Stephen Moore

   Early this year, we learned that Elon Musk may become the first trillionaire in world history.

March 17, 2026

St. Patrick’s Day: 45% Claim Irish Ancestry

Today the nation dons green to honor Saint Patrick, and the holiday is considered more important by Irish-Americans.

March 17, 2026

81% View U.S. Military Favorably

The decision to go to war in Iran may be controversial, but voters overwhelmingly have positive opinions about the U.S. military – and see their current mission as a success.

March 17, 2026

Why Are Senate Democrats Making Air Travel Worse? By Daniel McCarthy

   Next time your flight's delayed or canceled, or you're stuck in an endless TSA line, thank a congressional Democrat.

March 16, 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 March 12, 2026.

March 16, 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 March 12, 2026.

March 16, 2026

61% See Iran War as Successful So Far

The ongoing U.S. war against Iran is viewed as a success by most voters, although many have doubts about America’s military alliance with Israel.

March 14, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

March 14, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 14, 2026

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

March 13, 2026

Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Slightly

National unemployment was 8.1% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from 7.4% last month and significantly more than the 4.4% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 06, 2026.

March 13, 2026

Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Slightly

National unemployment was 8.1% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from 7.4% last month and significantly more than the 4.4% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 06, 2026.

March 13, 2026

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rises in March

Economic confidence increased to 110.0 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than two points higher than February

March 13, 2026

Political Parties on Perilous Ground By Michael Barone

   As Donald Trump's Republicans look askance as he launches what looks to some like another long-term war in the Middle East, and as the anti-Trump Democrats hold up Homeland Security funding in what looks to some like prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens, one is tempted to ask, what's going on with America's political parties?

March 13, 2026

Few See War With China as Likely

Most voters don’t expect war between the United States and China in the near future, and are confident that America’s military can deal with foreign enemies.