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May 1, 2026

Trump Approval Stays Steady in April

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...

May 1, 2026

Trump Approval Stays Steady in April

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...

May 1, 2026

The Young, Violent Political Left By Michael Barone

        You have to be awfully smart to believe something this stupid. In a Manhattan Institute survey of Democratic voters, 46% said they believed it was definitely or probably true that "the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July 2024 was orchestrated by his supporters to increase sympathy for him."

May 1, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

April 30, 2026

Most Coffee Drinkers Have At Least Two Cups Daily

More than two-thirds of Americans are coffee drinkers, and most of them have more than one cup a day.

April 30, 2026

Voting Makes a Difference, Most Believe

Voting in every election is very important, according to an overwhelming majority, although many doubt how effective their votes are in fixing the country’s problems.

April 29, 2026

Gerrymandering Problem ‘Very Serious,’ Voters Say

The practice of partisan gerrymandering worries voters in the wake of a Virginia referendum that redrew that state’s congressional districts. 

April 29, 2026

Zyn Isn't Sin By John Stossel

   Zyns are super popular.

April 29, 2026

Hospitals and Insurers Are Getting Rich Off Medical Fraud By Stephen Moore

   Polls show Americans are angry -- and rightly so -- at accelerating medical bills. Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits.

April 28, 2026

Facebook Still No. 1 Social Media Platform

Despite the political rumbles on X and trendy young influencers posting Instagram selfies, Facebook remains America’s most widely used social media platform.

April 28, 2026

SPLC Scandal: Just 37% Expect Prison Time

A federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) doesn’t mean anyone at the controversial civil rights organization will go to prison, most voters say.

April 28, 2026

Colleges Are Making Political Violence Worse By Daniel McCarthy

   The ranks of would-be presidential assassins are a cavalcade of losers, yet the latest shooter who set out to murder Donald Trump -- the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Sunday -- turns out to have an elite educational background.

April 27, 2026

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 April 23, 2026.

April 27, 2026

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 April 23, 2026.

April 27, 2026

Democrats’ Advantage Wider on Social Security

On the issue of Social Security, voters trust Democrats more as the fall midterm elections approach.

April 25, 2026

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

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

April 25, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 25, 2026

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

April 24, 2026

Class of 2026: Americans See Tough Job Market for College Grads

As college commencement season begins, more than two-thirds of Americans expect this year’s graduates will have trouble finding jobs. 

April 24, 2026

Commander-in-Chief: Most Veterans See Trump as Stronger

Voters are divided over how well President Donald Trump is doing as Commander-in-Chief, but he scores much better than Joe Biden, especially among military veterans.

April 24, 2026

All Redistricting Reformers Are Hypocrites By Michael Barone

   Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week, as voters approved a "fairness" constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan that is expected to increase Democrats' edge in its congressional delegation from 6-5 to 10-1. This is a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris carried over then-candidate Donald Trump by a 52% to 46% margin.