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 50%.
- In the wake of Elon Musk’s exit as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, nearly half of voters think DOGE failed at its mission of rooting out wasteful spending.
- Rep. Mike Johnson’s tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives has seen its share of controversy, but he is still viewed more favorably than other leaders in Congress.
- While many of President Donald Trump’s initiatives have been controversial, his vow to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is supported by a landslide majority of voters.
- The president earned a monthly job approval of 51% in May, up two points from April.
- Most Americans say their standard of living hasn’t declined since their teenage years, but definitely see a downhill trend in the culture.
- Amid reports that the dating scene has turned toxic, more than a third of young singles say they’re not interested right now.
- National unemployment was 8.5% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up nearly a half point from 8.1% last month and significantly more than the 4.2% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.
- Summer’s here, and about half of Americans say they’re planning on a vacation.
- Forty-eight percent (48%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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