25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 25% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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March 10, 2010
March 9, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
March 5, 2010
Voters Trust GOP More than Democrats on Eight of 10 Key Issues
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the gap between the two parties has grown narrower on several of them.
March 4, 2010
23% Favor Government with More Services, Higher Taxes
Just 23% of U.S. voters say they prefer a more active government with more services and higher taxes over one with fewer services and lower taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This finding has remained fairly consistent since regular tracking on this question began in November 2006.
March 3, 2010
25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction, Lowest Since Obama Took Office
Just 25% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level of voter confidence since early January 2009.
March 2, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates lead Democrats by eight points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
March 1, 2010
Partisan Trends: Number of Unaffiliated Voters Up, Both Major Parties Down
In February, the number of voters not affiliated with either major party increased by half a percentage point as both Republicans and Democrats lost further ground.
March 1, 2010
65% Expect More Partisanship in Washington
So much for hopes of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., especially in a midterm election year.
February 24, 2010
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 24, 2010
50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror
Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.
February 24, 2010
71% Give Congress Poor Rating
Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job.
February 17, 2010
28% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Just 28% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This marks the lowest level of voter confidence in the nation’s current course since one year ago and appears to signal the end of a slight burst of confidence at the first of this year.
February 16, 2010
Republicans Lead Democrats by Nine in Generic Ballot
Republican candidates lead Democrats by nine points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 10, 2010
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 10, 2010
Voters Put Economy Far Ahead As Most Important Issue
The economy still trumps all other key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports in terms of importance.
February 9, 2010
Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates lead Democrats by eight points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, marking little change since the first of the year.
February 3, 2010
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 2, 2010
Republicans Lead By Seven on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 1, 2010
Partisan Trends: Number of Unaffiliateds Jumps to Highest Total Since 2007
In January, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell another tenth-of-a-percentage point. Now the number of Democrats is at the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.
