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                            December 6, 2025What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            December 5, 2025Trump’s Tariff Refund Idea Has Majority Support
President Donald Trump’s suggestion of refunding part of tariff revenue to taxpayers is a good idea, most voters believe.

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                            December 5, 2025Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            December 4, 2025Election Integrity: Many Voters Still Don’t Trust Voting Machines
Concerns remain high that electronic voting machines could be “hacked” remotely, and most Republican voters still suspect the 2020 election was stolen.

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                            December 3, 2025Democrats Still Lead in 2026 Midterm Forecast
Less than a year before the next congressional elections, the Democratic Party maintains a lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.

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                            December 2, 2025J.D. Vance Holds Commanding Lead in 2028 GOP Primary Field
The 2028 presidential primaries are still more than two years away, but Vice President J.D. Vance has an overwhelming early lead over other potential Republican contenders.

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                            December 1, 2025Trump Approval Down Again in November
When tracking President Trump’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...

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                            December 1, 202540% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending November 25, 2025.

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                            November 26, 2025Voters Still Not Sold on Trump’s Plan for 600,000 Chinese Students
President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow 600,000 students from China to attend American universities continues to meet resistance from voters.

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                            November 25, 2025Most Voters See U.S. Government as Corrupt
Four out of five voters think corruption is a problem in Washington, D.C., but they’re divided over who could clean it up.

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                            November 24, 202545% Rate Trump Favorably on Middle East Policy
Voters are divided over President Donald Trump’s policy regarding Israel and the Middle East, as Democrats have shifted sharply toward sympathy with the Palestinians.

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                            November 21, 2025After Shutdown, Congressional Leadership Less Popular
Voters have a less favorable opinion of House and Senate leaders in the aftermath of the 43-day government shutdown, with House Speaker Mike Johnson suffering the worst decline.

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                            November 20, 2025H-1B Visas: Voters Worried About ‘Flood’ of Foreign Workers
Even though a majority of voters still favor the H-1B visa program, they also agree with a Fox News Channel host’s recent criticism of President Donald Trump’s statements about the need for foreign workers.

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                            November 19, 202541% of Young Voters Would Give Artificial Intelligence Government Power
While many Americans are concerned about the implications of artificial intelligence technology, a significant number of voters under 40 are willing to let AI exercise tremendous power in society and government. 

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                            November 18, 2025More Jobs Needed for Young People, Voters Say
The most important thing the government can do for young people is encourage job creation, according to a plurality of American voters, most of whom don’t feel President Donald Trump is doing enough on the issue.

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                            November 17, 2025Democratic Socialism 2028? Most Young Voters Say ‘Yes’
A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election.

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                            November 17, 2025Trump’s Antitrust Agenda Has Strong Support
Voters overwhelmingly agree that Big Tech has “run wild,” and favor using antitrust laws to promote fair competition and prevent anticompetitive business practices.

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                            November 14, 2025Did Republicans ‘Win’ Shutdown Battle?
Two-thirds of voters approve of the deal to end the government shutdown, and nearly half see Republicans as the political beneficiary.

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                            November 13, 2025Zohran Mamdani: Younger Voters Like Him, and His Socialist Agenda, Too
The election of “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City has got America’s under-40 voters excited, and a majority of them want to enact his agenda nationwide.

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                            November 12, 2025Many Voters Wary of NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani
The election of a self-declared “democratic socialist” as mayor of New York City has many voters skeptical about Zohran Mamdani’s plans.