What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Trump ended the polling week on Friday with a daily job approval of 44%.
- A majority of voters want the Senate to pass the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
- The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is seen as a threat to job opportunities for real people, according to a majority of voters who favor government regulation of AI.
- Voters continue to trust the Democratic Party more than the GOP to deal with health care, but nearly half favor more market competition in the system.
- A majority of voters favor President Donald Trump’s decision to order the U.S. military to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program and ballistic missile capabilities.
- Most voters don’t expect war between the United States and China in the near future, and are confident that America’s military can deal with foreign enemies.
- Economic confidence increased to 110.0 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than two points higher than February.
- National unemployment was 8.1% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from 7.4% last month and significantly more than the 4.4% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 6, 2026.
- Many Americans have noticed the recent spike in the cost of gasoline, and most expect the price to go up even further.
- Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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