Those Confident That America’s Best Days Lie Ahead Down to 31%
Voter confidence that the nation’s best days are still to come has fallen to its lowest level ever.
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April 25, 2011
April 21, 2011
Just 9% Give Congress Good or Excellent Ratings
As members of Congress and the president haggle over ways to reduce the federal budget deficit, ratings for the bicameral legislature have fallen to the lowest level since late 2009.
April 20, 2011
22% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction, Ties Lowest Level of Obama’s Presidency
Twenty-two percent (22%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 17. That ties the lowest number of Obama’s presidency, last reached in mid-March.
April 18, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a three-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 17, 2011. That ties the narrowest gap between the two parties first reached in early October.
April 15, 2011
Economy Remains Voters' Number One Issue
Unemployment claims jumped last week, signaling continued weakness in the nation's economy, so it's no surprise that voters continue to rate the economy as the most important issue they vote on.
April 13, 2011
23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-three percent (23%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 10. That's down one point from last week.
April 11, 2011
Confidence That U.S. Is Winning War on Terror Down to Lowest Level Since 2006
Confidence in America's conduct of the war on terror has fallen to its lowest level in four-and-a-half years.
April 11, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 10, 2011.
April 11, 2011
51% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Law
A majority of voters still favor repeal of the health care law, but support for repeal has fallen to its lowest level since October. Confidence that the law will be repealed is down to its lowest point since the first of the year.
April 8, 2011
Even as Budget Bickering Continues, 60% Expect DC Politics to Get More Partisan
As President Barack Obama, Senator Harry Reid, and House Speaker John Boehner struggle to prevent partisan politics from forcing a partial shutdown of the federal government, 60% of voters nationwide expect the partisan bickering to get even worse over the coming year.
April 6, 2011
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, April 3.
April 4, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 3, 2011. That’s up one point from last week which marked the GOP's smallest lead since early October 2010.
April 4, 2011
54% Favor Health Care Repeal, 56% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
More than a year after congressional Democrats passed the national health care law, most voters still favor its repeal and believe it will increase the federal deficit and drive up the cost of health care. Most think the quality of care will suffer, too.
April 1, 2011
Partisan Trends: 35.3% Are Democrats, 34% Republicans
The GOP election bounce appears to be over, with more American Adults in March identifying themselves as Democrats than Republicans for the first time since October.
March 31, 2011
30% Say Supreme Court Doing Good or Excellent Job, 21% Say Poor
Despite its lack of high-profile decisions in recent weeks, the number of U.S. voters who give the Supreme Court positive ratings has fallen to its lowest level in over four years.
March 30, 2011
25% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 25% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, March 27. That's up three points from two weeks earlier which marked the lowest level of voter confidence since President Obama took office in January 2009.
March 28, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold just a four-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 27, 2011. It's the GOP's smallest lead since early October 2010.
March 28, 2011
58% Now Favor Health Care Repeal
While voters still favor repeal of the national health care law, concerns that the law will force them to change their existing health insurance are lower than a year ago.
March 24, 2011
13% Give Congress Positive Grades
Ratings for the current Congress remain mostly negative among voters, and fewer voters share the belief that the legislature has passed anything to improve life in America.
March 23, 2011
23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 23% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, March 20.
