34% Have Already Filed Their Taxes
With six weeks left until the Internal Revenue Service deadline, a third of Americans have already filed with their taxes.
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March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026
Support for Socialism Grows
Even though most American voters still prefer capitalism to socialism, that preference has significantly declined in the past three years.
March 5, 2026
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
March 4, 2026
State of the Union: 67% Agree With Trump’s Key Argument
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last week didn’t score high overall with voters, but two-thirds agree with a crucial sentence from the speech.
March 4, 2026
California's Inferno of Regulations By John Stossel
Last year, California wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes.
March 3, 2026
Don't Let Congress Ruin College Sports By Stephen Moore
Should the revenues made by big-time college athletics be "shared" by all the schools? Do we want "revenue-sharing" socialism to come to college football and basketball? Many in Congress are answering yes to that question.
March 3, 2026
Parents Must Protect Kids From Online Risks, Most Believe
It’s not the job of the government or Internet providers to protect kids from online danger, most Americans say.
March 3, 2026
Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives By Daniel McCarthy
When a 41-year-old mother is murdered at a bus stop, who bothers to protest?
March 3, 2026
It Wouldn’t Take Much for 2026 to be a Big Year for House Incumbent Primary Defeats By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The primary season begins Tuesday night, and several sitting House members are facing credible primary opposition.
— Typically, only a handful of House incumbents lose renomination in a given year.
— In the postwar era, only about an average of 6.5 incumbents have lost renomination each cycle, and the renomination rate for House incumbents who seek another term is greater than 98%.
— However, that also means that it would not take many incumbent losses for 2026 to rank as a big year, historically, for incumbent primary defeats.
March 3, 2026
Midterms 2026: It’s Still ‘the Economy, Stupid’
Nearly half of voters expect the economy to be the most important factor in this November’s midterm congressional elections, with immigration and health care the only other significant issues.
March 2, 2026
Trump Approval Down One Point in February
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...
March 2, 2026
Trump Approval Down One Point in February
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...
March 2, 2026
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
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 February 26, 2026.
March 2, 2026
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
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 February 26, 2026.
February 28, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 28, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 28, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 27, 2026
Housing Market Confidence Rises Slightly
Homeowners are now a bit more optimistic about the resale value of their homes.
February 27, 2026
Supreme Court Throws Out Trump Tariffs and Upholds Constitution By Michael Barone
So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump's policies agreeable but worry about his overreach on policy and personnel.
February 27, 2026
Proud to Be an American? More Republicans Say ‘Yes’
Slightly fewer Americans now say they’re proud of their country, but Republicans are prouder than ever.
February 26, 2026
Election Integrity: Voting Machines Still Aren’t Trusted
A majority of voters continue to suspect that electronic voting machines could be “hacked” remotely, and many say the machines make it easier to cheat.
