Seventy percent (70%) of U.S. voters now expect politics in Washington, D.C. to be more partisan over the next year. That's up four points from last month and the highest finding since President Obama took office in January 2009.
For the second week in a row, 30% of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, August 8.
Republican candidates hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 8, 2010.
Nearly half the nation’s voters (46%) believe the situation in Afghanistan will get worse in the next six months, the highest level of pessimism since January.
Thirty percent (30%) of Likely 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, August 1.
Republican candidates hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 1, 2010.
The number of Republicans in the United States slipped a point during July, while the number of unaffiliated voters gained a point. Overall, the numbers signal a high level of stability as there have been only modest shifts found throughout 2010.
Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 25, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, July 25.
The number of U.S. Voters who view the issue of Taxes as Very Important has jumped 10 points from May to its highest level ever in Rasmussen Reports tracking. Still, Taxes rank fourth on a list of 10 issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.?
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, July 11.
Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 18, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks.
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, July 11.
Nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) continue to believe that American society is generally fair and decent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twenty-four percent (24%) say society is unfair and discriminatory.
Republican candidates hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 11.
Democrats and Republicans in the Nation's Capital have seldom agreed on anything in recent years, and the majority of voters expect things to remain the same. Most also see President Obama and both parties in Congress as continuing to govern in a partisan way. ?
President Obama's decision to replace the top commander in Afghanistan has done little to change voter perceptions of how that war is progressing.
Voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on nine out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
During the month of June, the number of Republicans across the nation inched up by a full percentage point while the number of Democrats increased fractionally. It is normal for the number unaffiliated with each party to decline as an election draws near and that’s what happened in June.
For the second week in a row, 28% of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, June 27.
