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 47%.
- 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.
- 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.
- Immigration has long been President Donald Trump’s strongest issue with voters, but his ratings have declined amid the controversy over enforcement raids in Minnesota.
- The Democratic Party begins 2026 with a wider lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.
- 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.
- With the nation’s heartland bracing for a severe snow storm, a majority of Americans think climate change may be making winter worse.
- Award ceremonies full of actors making political speeches probably don’t have much impact at the box office.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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