GOP Widens Lead on Congressional Ballot
The 2020 midterm elections are now 172 days away, and Republicans have a nine-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.
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May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, sponsored by Matt Palumbo's MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN for Friday shows...
May 19, 2022
Most Voters Think Hillary’s Campaign Broke the Law
With the first trial of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation now in a D.C. courtroom, a majority of voters believe Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign acted illegally by encouraging federal agencies to spy on Donald Trump's campaign.
May 18, 2022
53% Think World Leaders See Biden as Weaker Than Trump
Voters don’t see President Joe Biden as having good relationships with most world leaders, and more than half believe those world leaders view him as weaker than his predecessor.
May 17, 2022
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of May 8-12, 2022, increased to 92.5, up more than three points from 89.3 two weeks earlier.
May 17, 2022
Abortion: Two-Thirds of Voters Favor Limits
More voters describe themselves as pro-choice than pro-life, but a significant majority support state laws that limit how late in a pregnancy an abortion can be performed.
May 16, 2022
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 May 12, 2022.
May 16, 2022
Climate Change: Democrats More Concerned Than Other Voters
Climate change isn’t a very important issue for most voters, but Democrats are significantly more concerned about the problem.
May 14, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 13, 2022
‘Fake News’ Still a Media Problem, Voters Say
The news media don’t question President Joe Biden as aggressively as they questioned former President Donald Trump, according to a majority of voters who say “fake news” is still a major problem.
May 12, 2022
Voters More Worried About Inflation Than Abortion Rights
Despite news reports that the Supreme Court may be ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights haven’t displaced inflation at the top of the list of issues most concerning to voters.
May 11, 2022
Pelosi Remains Widely Unpopular
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is still the least popular congressional leader, and even a third of Democratic voters have an unfavorable view of the San Francisco Democrat.
May 10, 2022
War in Ukraine: Who’s Winning?
More than two months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a plurality of voters see the conflict as a stalemate, and fears of a wider war in Europe remain high.
May 9, 2022
Voters More Worried About Gas Prices Than Climate Change
A majority of voters are concerned about rising energy costs and favor increased drilling for oil and gas, although most Democratic voters consider reducing climate change a higher priority.
May 6, 2022
Inflation: Voters Expect Issue Will Matter in November
Most voters rate President Joe Biden poor for his handling of the economy, and say inflation will be a very important issue this fall in the midterm elections.
May 5, 2022
Biden Shouldn’t Run in 2024, Most Voters Say
A majority of voters think President Joe Biden shouldn’t seek reelection in 2024, and he would lose a rematch with former President Donald Trump by double-digit margins.
May 4, 2022
Roe v. Wade: Voters Divided About Repealing Decision
The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has voters divided almost evenly over the landmark abortion ruling.
May 3, 2022
Trump’s Endorsement More Valuable Than Biden’s
More than a year after he left office, former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of candidates still matters – more even than the current occupant of the White House.
May 2, 2022
Biden Approval Up in April
When tracking President Biden’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...
April 28, 2022
Most Voters Still See Biden as Weaker Commander-in-Chief
As the war in Ukraine raises issues of U.S. national security, a majority of voters continue to view President Joe Biden as a weaker leader than his predecessors.
