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November 7, 2024

Election 2024: 36% Liked Media Coverage of the Campaign

Despite a widespread belief that the news media are biased in favor of Democrats, many voters give the media good marks for their campaign coverage.

November 7, 2024

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Sponsored by Matt Palumbo's "How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry." Thursday shows...

November 6, 2024

Most Decided Their Vote Long Before Election Day

The final frantic weeks of campaigning didn’t have an impact on most voters, who had made their choice for president before October ever arrived.

November 5, 2024

GOP +3 on Final Generic Congressional Ballot

As Election Day arrives, Republicans have a three-point lead in their battle to maintain their narrow House majority.

November 4, 2024

34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 October 31, 2024.

November 4, 2024

Delayed Election Results Raise Voter Concerns

Election Day is Tuesday, but most voters worry that the outcome will not be known immediately because of delays in reporting results.

November 2, 2024

Election 2024: Harris 49%, Trump 48% in Michigan

As the 2024 presidential election campaign nears its conclusion, Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Michigan.

November 2, 2024

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

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

November 1, 2024

Election 2024: Trump 50%, Harris 47% in Wisconsin

In the closing days of the 2024 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump has a three-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the battleground state of Wisconsin.

November 1, 2024

Election 2024: Trump Leads in Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina

Four days before Election Day, former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in the crucial battleground states of Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina.

November 1, 2024

Election 2024: Trump +3 Over Harris in Final Poll

Former President Donald Trump has a three-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in our final national poll of the 2024 presidential election.

November 1, 2024

Biden Approval Unchanged in October

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...

October 31, 2024

Voters Want Cheating Election Officials Punished

Nearly half of voters suspect election officials of involvement in cheating, and think such acts deserve criminal punishment.

October 31, 2024

Election 2024: Trump Leads in Georgia, Arizona; Harris +5 in New Mexico

With Election Day looming, former President Donald Trump leads in the battleground states of Georgia and Arizona, while Vice President Kamala Harris remains ahead in New Mexico.

October 30, 2024

Election 2024: Harris +1 in New Hampshire, +3 in Minnesota

Vice President Kamala Harris has a three-point lead over former President Donald Trump in Minnesota, but the presidential contest is nearly tied in New Hampshire.

October 30, 2024

The Most Important Election in Your Lifetime? 73% Say ‘Yes’

Voters overwhelmingly think this year’s presidential election is important, and most will be angry if their candidate doesn’t win.

October 29, 2024

51% View Harris Unfavorably

More than three months after she was appointed to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris remains “underwater” in her favorability ratings.

October 28, 2024

Election 2024: Harris 48%, Trump 46% in Virginia; Cruz +4 in Texas

The presidential race is unusually close in Virginia, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads in his bid for a third term.

October 28, 2024

Majority ‘Strongly Oppose’ Transgender Agenda

Transgender athletes in women’s sports? Men using women’s restrooms? Taxpayer-funded transgender treatment? American voters are against all of it – and not by a narrow margin.

October 25, 2024

Elections Matter, Christian Voters Say

An overwhelming majority of self-identified Christian voters believe the 2024 election is very important, and most of them believe that prayer can make a difference in the outcome.