36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 April 30, 2026.
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May 4, 2026
36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 April 30, 2026.
May 4, 2026
60% Suspect Media Influence in Trump Assassination Attempt
Most voters believe political violence is getting worse, and many think news media coverage helped inspire the latest attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump.
May 4, 2026
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
May 2, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 2, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 2, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 1, 2026
Trump Approval Down One Point in April
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...
May 1, 2026
Trump Approval Down One Point in April
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...
May 1, 2026
The Young, Violent Political Left By Michael Barone
You have to be awfully smart to believe something this stupid. In a Manhattan Institute survey of Democratic voters, 46% said they believed it was definitely or probably true that "the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July 2024 was orchestrated by his supporters to increase sympathy for him."
April 30, 2026
Most Coffee Drinkers Have At Least Two Cups Daily
More than two-thirds of Americans are coffee drinkers, and most of them have more than one cup a day.
April 30, 2026
Voting Makes a Difference, Most Believe
Voting in every election is very important, according to an overwhelming majority, although many doubt how effective their votes are in fixing the country’s problems.
April 29, 2026
Gerrymandering Problem ‘Very Serious,’ Voters Say
The practice of partisan gerrymandering worries voters in the wake of a Virginia referendum that redrew that state’s congressional districts.
April 29, 2026
Hospitals and Insurers Are Getting Rich Off Medical Fraud By Stephen Moore
Polls show Americans are angry -- and rightly so -- at accelerating medical bills. Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits.
April 28, 2026
Facebook Still No. 1 Social Media Platform
Despite the political rumbles on X and trendy young influencers posting Instagram selfies, Facebook remains America’s most widely used social media platform.
April 28, 2026
SPLC Scandal: Just 37% Expect Prison Time
A federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) doesn’t mean anyone at the controversial civil rights organization will go to prison, most voters say.
April 28, 2026
Colleges Are Making Political Violence Worse By Daniel McCarthy
The ranks of would-be presidential assassins are a cavalcade of losers, yet the latest shooter who set out to murder Donald Trump -- the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Sunday -- turns out to have an elite educational background.
April 27, 2026
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 April 23, 2026.
April 27, 2026
Democrats’ Advantage Wider on Social Security
On the issue of Social Security, voters trust Democrats more as the fall midterm elections approach.
April 25, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 25, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
