Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 35%
Republican candidates start the year by opening a nine-point lead over Democrats, the GOP's biggest in several years, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
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January 5, 2010
January 4, 2010
58% Say Congress Doing A Poor Job
Voters feel more strongly than ever that Congress is performing poorly and that most of its members are in it for themselves.
January 3, 2010
Number of Democrats Falls to New Low, Down Six Points Since Election 2008
In December, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell to the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.
December 30, 2009
Just 29% Still Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 30, 2009
Plane Attack Spooks Public Confidence in War on Terror
Belief that the bad guys are winning the War on Terror is now at its highest level in over two years, and nearly half of U.S. voters say America is not safer than it was before 9/11.
December 29, 2009
GOP Lead Slips to Five on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates now lead Democrats by five points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 29, 2009
Economy, Government Ethics Tops on Voters’ Minds
After being knocked out of first place last month for the first time in nearly two years, the economy is back as the issue voters view as most important.
December 23, 2009
Just 29% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 23, 2009
Voters Still Put Health Care Second to Deficit Cutting As Top Obama Priority
Voters, as they have all year, rate cutting the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term as President Obama’s number one budget priority.
December 22, 2009
Republicans Post Eight-Point Lead On Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 17, 2009
66% Favor Smaller Government With Fewer Services, Lower Taxes
That's the second highest finding of the year: In August at the height of the congressional town hall controversies over the health care plan, 70% felt that way.
December 16, 2009
30% Still Say U.S. Moving In Right Direction
Just 30% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey. This is the third straight week in a row at 30%, the lowest finding on this question since mid-February.
December 15, 2009
Generic Ballot: Republicans 44% Democrats 37%
Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 9, 2009
30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 30% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey.
December 8, 2009
GOP's Lead in Generic Ballot Down to Four Points This Week
Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 8, 2009
34% Expect Situation in Afghanistan to Get Better
One week after President Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan with a projected troop withdrawal to begin in 18 months, voter confidence in U.S. efforts there has reached its highest level of the year.
December 2, 2009
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction, Lowest Level Since February
Only 30% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey. That's the lowest finding on this question since mid-February but is still 13 points higher than a year ago.
December 1, 2009
Number of Democrats Falls to Four-Year Low
The number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell by nearly two percentage points in November. Added to declines earlier in the year, the number of Democrats in the nation has fallen by five percentage points during 2009.
December 1, 2009
Republican Still Lead By Seven on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
November 30, 2009
Voters Continue to Trust GOP More on Most Top Issues
Voters remain more confident in Republicans than in Democrats this month on virtually all of the key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. But that confidence is not quite as strong as a month ago when the GOP led on all 10.
