Generic Republican 47%, Obama 43%
A generic Republican now leads President Obama by four points in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 16.
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October 18, 2011
October 17, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 39%
Republicans continue to lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot as they have for over two years now. The GOP holds a three-point advantage over Democrats for the week ending Sunday, October 16.
October 14, 2011
Election 2012: Obama 49%, Gingrich 34%
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich may have moved into a distant third place in the primary race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but he trails President Obama by 15 points in a hypothetical general election matchup.
October 14, 2011
65% Say Politics In D.C. Will Become More Partisan
Nearly two-out-of-three voters continue to expect increased partisanship in Washington, DC and to think both parties are to blame.
October 13, 2011
National Poll: Cain 29% Romney 29% Gingrich 10%
Following a Tuesday night debate focused on economic issues, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and businessman Herman Cain are tied in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the only other candidate in double-digits. Republican voters think either frontrunner would be likely to defeat President Obama but most expect Romney to be the nominee.
October 12, 2011
16% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Sixteen percent (16%) 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, October 9.
October 12, 2011
Election 2012: Obama 49% Perry 35%
Texas Governor Rick Perry now trails President Obama by double-digits in the latest hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
October 11, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 41%
A generic Republican still holds a six-point advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 9.
October 11, 2011
New High: 55% Say U.S. Safer Today Than Before 9/11
A plurality of voters continues to believe the United States is winning the War on Terror, and confidence in the safety of the nation has reached a new high.
October 11, 2011
Obama 43%, Romney 41%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney remains neck-and-neck with President Obama in the latest hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
October 10, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%
Republicans now hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, October 9.
October 10, 2011
Election 2012: Obama 42%, Cain 39%
Georgia businessman Herman Cain has pulled within three points of President Obama in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters.
October 6, 2011
Obama 42%, Johnson 27%
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson who recently made his first Republican debate appearance earns the lowest level of support against President Obama out of all the 2012 GOP hopefuls.
October 5, 2011
18% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Eighteen percent (18%) 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, October 2.
October 5, 2011
Obama 45%, Santorum 34%
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum continues to trail President Obama by double-digits in a hypothetical 2012 presidential election.
October 4, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 41%
A generic Republican now holds a six-point advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 2.
October 3, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%
Republicans have jumped back to a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, October 2. This is the widest gap between the two parties in a month of weekly tracking.
October 3, 2011
Romney, Christie Run Even With Obama
One’s in the race and one’s contemplating a run, but for now Mitt Romney and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are both essentially even with President Obama in hypothetical Election 2012 matchups.
October 3, 2011
Obama 43%, Perry 37%
While Rick Perry continues to take a hammering in the media and from his opponents for the Republican presidential nomination, President Obama’s single-digit lead over the Texas governor remains virtually unchanged over the past month.
October 2, 2011
Parity: 33.9% of Americans are Republicans, 33.7% Democrats
The number of Republicans and Democrats in the country is just about even. In fact, the gap between the parties is the smallest it has ever been in nearly nine years of monthly tracking.
During the month of September, 33.9% of Americans considered themselves to be Republicans while 33.7% consider themselves Democrats. For both parties, those numbers are up less than a single percentage point from August. As a result, the number of voters not affiliated with either party fell from an all time high of 33.5% in August back to 32.4% in September.
