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September 2, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

September 2, 2026

Rent Control ... Still Doesn't Work By Stephen Moore

   In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control.

September 2, 2026

Stop the Democrats' Scheme to Pack the Supreme Court By Stephen Moore

   Democrats are in a quandary over the Supreme Court. Every four years, they've warned their voters that electing a Republican president will lead to more conservative Supreme Court justices. And yet since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 through today, they've lost more presidential elections than they've won. Maybe the voters are telling Democrats something. Maybe Americans don't want the court packed with Sonia Sotomayors who make up or rewrite the laws as they see fit.

September 1, 2026

Americans Want Western Values Taught in School

Most Americans continue to say kids should be taught traditional values, but less than a third think schools are doing a good job of it. 

September 1, 2026

Trump Approval Nearly Unchanged in August

When tracking President Trump’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...

September 1, 2026

How to Tackle Domestic Extremists' Foreign Enablers By Daniel McCarthy

        Left-wing terrorism is a serious problem in the United States, though for political reasons it doesn't receive anything like the attention right-wing violence gets.

August 31, 2026

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 August 27, 2026.

August 31, 2026

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 August 27, 2026.

August 31, 2026

Democrats Feel Their Votes Are More Effective

Democrats have a slight edge over Republicans in terms of whether voters think their votes make a difference.

August 29, 2026

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

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

August 29, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 29, 2026

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

August 28, 2026

O-H-I-O? Most Fans Expect Buckeyes to Claim College Football Title

College football kicks off Saturday, and fans overwhelmingly think it’s likely that the Buckeyes of Ohio State University will claim the national championship this season.

August 28, 2026

Democrats Try to Brush Aside 'Woke 1' By Michael Barone

   "'Woke 1' was crazy." So said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on ABC News' "This Week" earlier this month.

August 28, 2026

Only 30% See Media as Objective About Trump

News coverage of President Donald Trump isn’t very good, most voters say, and a plurality think coverage is shaped by hostility to the president.

August 27, 2026

50% Think Iran Situation Is Worse Than Trump Says

In the conflict between the United States and Iran, only one-in-three voters trust what President Donald Trump’s administration is telling them about the situation.

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August 27, 2026

Keeping It Classy: A Revised Model for Forecasting Seat Swing in Midterm Senate Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The growing connection between presidential and Senate results has given Republicans a structural advantage in Senate elections.

— That advantage is particularly pronounced in Senate Class 2, the group of Senate seats being contested this year.

— Despite the collective Republican lean of the Senate seats being contested this year, the current average Democratic lead in generic ballot polling along with the large number of Republican seats up for election suggests that Democrats have a realistic chance of gaining at least four seats to take control of the upper chamber.

August 26, 2026

Perception of Public Education Declines

Fewer Americans see the nation’s public schools as doing a good job, but many think things are better in their local school system.

August 26, 2026

Congressional Approval Remains Low

Barely one-in-five voters think Congress is doing a good job, and still fewer say members listen to the people they’re elected to represent.

August 26, 2026

Ditching Net Zero By John Stossel

        What a difference a few years make.

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August 26, 2026

Three Rating Changes in Texas, All Towards Democrats By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The open Texas Senate race moves to Toss-up, as state Rep. James Talarico (D) leads in polls more often than not against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will need a rescue operation from national Republicans.

— Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), though much better-positioned than Paxton, is no longer in a completely Safe Republican race.

— As strange as it may seem, Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s (R, TX-15) reelection bid in a Trump +18 district now appears to be a genuine Toss-up.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The open Texas Senate race moves to Toss-up, as state Rep. James Talarico (D) leads in polls more often than not against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will need a rescue operation from national Republicans.

— Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), though much better-positioned than Paxton, is no longer in a completely Safe Republican race.

— As strange as it may seem, Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s (R, TX-15) reelection bid in a Trump +18 district now appears to be a genuine Toss-up.