What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 46%.
- Most American voters want more domestic oil and gas production even though about half believe climate change has reached dangerous levels.
- Most voters think this year’s election could be impacted by cheating, nearly one-in-five say they received multiple mail-in ballots in 2020 and nine percent (9%) of voters nationally are either not U.S. citizens or aren’t sure if they’re citizens.
- President Joe Biden has quit his campaign for reelection, but most voters believe the decline in his mental ability poses a danger for America.
- Nearly half of voters think government officials are lying most or all of the time, and no branch of the federal government is highly trusted.
- Voters overwhelmingly approve of President Joe Biden’s decision not to continue running for a second term, and a majority also agree that he should resign from office now.
- With Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party candidate, former President Donald Trump now leads by seven points in his bid to return to the White House.
- Far more Americans believe the country’s opioid drug abuse problem has gotten worse in the past year than think it's gotten better.
- The use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores in evaluating financial services has increased rapidly, but most voters in key “battleground” states are not familiar with the practice.
- The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for July decreased to 88.5, down more than two points from 90.8 in June.
- Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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