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                            February 12, 2026Most Suspect Foreigners Are Registered to Vote in U.S. Elections
A majority of voters think non-citizens are on voter registration rolls, at a time when Congress is considering legislation to protect election integrity.

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                            February 12, 2026Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            February 11, 2026Are Americans Better Off Under Trump? 56% Say No
More than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, a majority of voters answer “no” to a series of questions made famous by an earlier Republican.

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                            February 10, 2026Half Think Big Business Has Too Much Influence on Trump
Voters are divided over whether what’s good for business is also good for ordinary Americans, and half consider President Donald Trump too much swayed by corporate interests.

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                            February 9, 202636% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 February 5, 2026.

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                            February 9, 2026Worse Than Biden? 58% Don’t See Trump’s ‘Golden Age’
Most voters don’t think America is living in the “Golden Age” that President Donald Trump promised in his inaugural address, and nearly half say he’s doing a worse job than his predecessor.

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                            February 7, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            February 6, 2026FBI Raid: 39% Suspect Georgia Officials Hiding Election Fraud
After last week’s raid in Georgia where FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of 2020 election ballots, many voters suspect Fulton County officials were hiding evidence of fraud.

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                            February 5, 202675% of Republicans Want All Illegal Immigrants Deported
Voters continue to be closely divided over America’s immigration policy, a division clearly shaped by party affiliation.

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                            February 4, 2026GOP Holds Slender Advantage on Key Issues
On two major issues that could affect this year’s midterm elections, the Republican Party has a slight edge over Democrats in terms of voter trust.

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                            February 3, 2026Kamala Harris Still Leads 2028 Field for Democrats
Former Vice President Kamala Harris remains the favorite for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination.

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                            February 2, 2026Trump Approval Up One Point in January
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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                            January 30, 202673% of Democrats Want to Impeach Trump Again
After twice impeaching President Donald Trump during his first term, nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters favor new impeachment proceedings against him.

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                            January 29, 2026Greenland: 50% Approve of Trump’s ‘Framework’
President Donald Trump’s announcement of a proposed deal to establish a U.S. presence in Greenland meets with tentative voter approval.

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                            January 28, 2026Election Integrity: 74% Favor Requiring Voter ID
Nearly three-quarters of voters support requiring identification at polling places, an election integrity measure that President Donald Trump has strongly advocated.

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                            January 27, 2026Keeping Illegals From Getting Benefits Important, Voters Believe
Most voters continue to say it’s important to prevent illegal immigrants off taxpayer-funded benefits, but less than half think the government is doing enough to stop it.

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                            January 26, 202655% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals
Two-thirds of voters favor making the federal electronic E-Verify system mandatory for employers, and a majority want to penalize companies for hiring illegal workers.

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                            January 23, 2026Voters Divided Over ‘Sanctuary’ States
Nearly half of voters still favor the policy of so-called “sanctuary” states, which restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

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                            January 22, 2026War Likely, Voters Believe, But Casualties Unacceptable
A majority of voters think America is likely to face a major war soon, but don’t consider it acceptable for very many U.S. troops to be killed in combat.

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                            January 21, 2026Iran: Most Voters Want to Defend Peaceful Protesters
After weeks of protests in Iran that have shaken Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s government, half of American voters support military intervention to protect the protesters, but are divided over toppling the ayatollah’s regime.