Is Congress for Sale?
Voters think most members of Congress do a lousy job and probably have sold their vote for cash or to a contributor.
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July 9, 2015
July 7, 2015
Voters Even More Confident About Potential for U.S. Energy Independence
Most voters still don't believe the United States is doing all it can to develop its own energy resources, even as more than ever think America can kick its foreign oil dependency.
July 6, 2015
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in the direction of the country has jumped following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and gay marriage.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 2.
July 6, 2015
Most Now Think Terror Makes America A More Dangerous Place
For the first time in over four years, over half of U.S. voters believe that the United States is a more dangerous place than it was before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
July 4, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 4, 2015
Americans continue to rank Independence Day second only to Christmas as the nation’s most important holiday but also express increasing frustration with the government born that day.
The Declaration of Independence, the foundational document that Americans honor on the Fourth of July, says that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed, but just 25% believe that to be true of the federal government today.
July 1, 2015
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Remains At 2015 Low
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
June 29, 2015
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending June 25.
June 29, 2015
Voters Want to Get Tough on Those Who Hire, House Illegal Immigrants
Most voters continue to believe the federal government is a supporter, not an opponent, of illegal immigration, and even more are in favor of imposing tougher sanctions on those who hire or rent property to those who are in this country illegally.
June 27, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 25, 2015
The shooting massacre at a black church by a young white supremacist in Charleston, South Carolina late last week was a tragic development in the nation’s ongoing conversation on race relations. Following the shooting, several prominent politicians - including Republican Governor Nikki Haley - called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state’s capitol grounds.
Sixty percent (60%) of Likely U.S. Voters agree with this view and say the Confederate flag should not be flown at South Carolina’s statehouse. However, voters are more divided as to what the flag means: 43% say it symbolizes Southern heritage, while 39% say it symbolizes hatred. There’s a sharp difference of opinion between white and black voters on this question.
June 25, 2015
This Week in Polling: Voters Split on Gay Marriage But 33% Said Laws Should Be a State Decision
Fewer voters than ever now see marriage as a civil institution, and they’re still fairly torn on the issue of gay marriage.
June 24, 2015
Marriage Seen as Less Civil, More Religious
Fewer voters than ever now see marriage as a civil institution, and they’re still fairly torn on the issue of gay marriage.
June 22, 2015
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending June 18.
June 22, 2015
Should Free Market Preside Over Health Care?
When it comes to health care reform, voters continue to think an overall reduction in costs is more important than guaranteeing that everyone has insurance -- but they would prefer that the government keep their hands off and leave it up to some healthy competition to solve the problem.
June 20, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls -- Week Ending June 20, 2015
Another week, another wave of campaign launches for the crowded Republican field in 2016.
June 19, 2015
Which is More Important: Economic Growth or Fairness?
Voters say that economic growth is more important than economic fairness and they give a thumbs up to policies that expand the economy over policies that promote fairness.
June 15, 2015
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending June 11.
June 15, 2015
Voters Think the Terrorists Winning
More voters than ever now say the terrorists are winning the War on Terror.
June 13, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 13, 2015
Some Americans think this checks-and-balances thing is overrated.
June 8, 2015
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending June 4.
June 8, 2015
Better for Congress to Block Bad Laws or Pass Good New Ones?
Congress’ performance ratings remain down in the dumps, but voters are slightly more likely these days to think Congress should be a little tougher on new legislation.
