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March 17, 2025

45% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-five percent (45%) 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 March 13, 2025.

March 15, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

March 14, 2025

Trump Speech Scores Higher Than Democrat Reaction

President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last week, and his speech was significantly more popular with voters than the way Democrats reacted.

March 14, 2025

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

March 13, 2025

Most Voters See Government Shutdown as Likely

One day before a deadline for Congress to approve a new spending agreement, a majority of voters expect a shutdown of the federal government.

March 12, 2025

73% Favor Making English Official Language

Voters overwhelmingly favor legislation to make English the official language of the United States, following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.

March 12, 2025

48% Say Higher Tariffs Bad for U.S. Economy

As President Donald Trump wages trade wars with Canada and China, nearly half of voters believe raising tariffs on imports would hurt America’s economy.

March 11, 2025

50% Agree ‘The Future Is Female’

March is Women’s History Month, and perhaps because of Kamala Harris’s defeat in last year’s election, voters are less confident that women’s leadership will increase – at least in the short term.

March 10, 2025

Voters Blame Trump More Than Zelenskyy for White House Spat

Most voters view Volodymyr Zelenskyy favorably, and only a third blame the Ukrainian president for his recent dispute with President Donald Trump.

March 7, 2025

Two-Thirds Agree: ‘Drain the Swamp!’

President Donald Trump’s repeated call to “drain the swamp” of bureaucracy in the nation’s capital continues to resonate with voters.

March 6, 2025

50% Would Welcome Canadian Provinces to Join U.S.

President Donald Trump has talked of Canada becoming the 51st state, and half of American voters would be OK with it if any of our northern neighbor’s provinces wanted to leave Canada.

March 5, 2025

Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Visa Idea Not a Hit With Voters

President Donald Trump’s suggestion to replace an existing visa program for foreign investors with a $5 million “gold card” visa hasn’t won majority support.

March 4, 2025

Majority Suspect Fraud in Social Security, Support DOGE Audit

Most voters favor the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) doing an audit of the Social Security system, and think such an audit would find rampant fraud in the program.

March 3, 2025

51% Approved of Trump’s First Full Month as President

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...

February 28, 2025

Tax Time: 33% Concerned IRS Will Audit Them

Even though Americans overwhelmingly say they’ve never cheated on their taxes, one-third of them are worried they’ll get audited by the IRS.

February 28, 2025

Election Integrity: 60% Favor Requiring Paper Ballots

A majority of voters favor an election integrity measure recently advocated by President Donald Trump.

February 27, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel Starts With 47% Favorability

By a double-digit margin, more voters have a favorable than unfavorable opinion of Kash Patel, newly confirmed as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

February 26, 2025

Most Voters Are Angry About Waste of Taxpayer Money

As President Donald Trump’s administration exposes wasteful federal spending, more than two-thirds of voters are angry about the situation.

February 25, 2025

Is Trump Acting Like a Dictator? 74% of Democrats Say So

While Republicans see President Donald Trump as doing the job he was elected to do, Democrats see the president’s action in a sinister light.

February 24, 2025

62% Back Trump’s Deportation Policy

Voters strongly favor President Donald Trump’s plan to apprehend and deport illegal aliens.