What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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July 19, 2025
July 18, 2025
Just 30% Expect Trump Will Allow Amnesty
While the share of voters who favor amnesty for illegal immigrants has risen since last year, few think President Donald Trump would permit it.
July 18, 2025
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
July 17, 2025
Only 27% Favor Elon Musk’s Third Party Idea
After falling out with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk announced he’d form a new third party, but barely one-in-four voters think it’s a good idea.
July 16, 2025
Keeping Illegal Immigrants Off Benefit Programs Is Important, Voters Say
Less than half of voters believe the government is doing enough to stop illegal immigrants from getting taxpayer-funded benefits.
July 15, 2025
Epstein Files: 56% Reject Recent FBI Report
A majority of voters aren’t buying the recent findings of a Department of Justice/FBI investigation into the case of high-profile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
July 14, 2025
Most Democrats Still Believe ‘Russian Collusion’ Helped Trump Win 2016
Despite recent revelations about the corrupt origins of claims that Donald Trump “colluded” with Russia, a majority of Democrats still think it explains how Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.
July 14, 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 July 10, 2025.
July 11, 2025
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Divides Voters
The Trump administration’s plan to detain illegal immigrants at a site in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is popular with Republican voters, but not so much with others.
July 10, 2025
Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iranian Nuclear Sites Has Majority Approval
A majority of voters believe President Donald Trump made the right call last month in ordering military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but most Democrats think otherwise.
July 9, 2025
‘Big Beautiful Bill’: 49% of Voters Approve
Nearly half of voters approve of President Donald Trump’s signature “Big Beautiful Bill,” but many aren’t sure about its effect on federal taxes and spending.
July 8, 2025
Supreme Court Decision on Lower Court Injunctions Wins Majority Approval
Half of voters approve of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that limits lower courts from blocking federal policy, although most Democrats don’t like it.
July 7, 2025
76% Concerned Israel-Iran War Could Raise Terrorism Threat
Most voters still see domestic terrorism as a greater threat than foreign terrorism, but worry the threat is higher after the Israel-Iran war.
July 3, 2025
Harris 2028? Former VP Still Leads Democratic Field
Although a majority of voters believe Democrats should find a different presidential candidate for 2028, former Vice President Kamala Harris still leads among Democratic primary voters.
July 2, 2025
Most Don’t Expect Israel-Iran Ceasefire to Last
A majority of voters think the ceasefire between Israel and Iran probably won’t result in peace, but give President Donald Trump credit for his handling of the situation.
July 1, 2025
Trump Approval Holds Steady in June
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...
June 30, 2025
48% Support Special Prosecutor for 2020 Election Fraud Investigation
President Donald Trump recently called for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election, and nearly half of voters favor the idea.
June 27, 2025
Voters Expect More Political Violence, Blame Rhetoric
After two Minnesota lawmakers were shot by a gunman, a majority of voters say they expect further political violence in the months ahead.
June 26, 2025
Voters Support Strikes on Iran Nukes, Not Regime Change
A clear majority of American voters believe the goal of U.S. military involvement in the war between Israel and Iran should be limited to taking out the Iranian nuclear threat, rather than trying to topple the regime in Tehran.
June 24, 2025
47% Approve of ‘Sanctuary’ States
Nearly half of voters favor the policy of so-called “sanctuary” states, which restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
